# Danish Handball Federation

Danish Handball Association (Danish: DanskHåndbold) is the national governing body for handball in Denmark. It is based in Brøndby.

## History

Danish Handball Association was founded on 2 June 1935. It is a member of the European Handball Federation and the International Handball Federation. Danish Handball Association is the third largest in the world, only surpassed by German Handball Association and French Handball Federation.

## Achievements

Denmark is the country with the most success and medals in the sport of Handball. With a total of more than 100 overall medals it makes them the strongest Handball Federation in the World.
Total Host
    25
Count
    : 43
    : 32
    : 32
Total : 104
Men's Olympic Championship
    : 2016, 2024
    : 2021
World Championship
    : 2019, 2021, 2023
    : 1967, 2011, 2013
    : 2007
World Outdoor Championship
    : 1948
Junior World Championship
    : 1997, 1999, 2005
    : 1993, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017
    : 1983, 2007
Youth World Championship
    : 2007, 2011, 2013
    : 2017, 2019
European Championship
    : 2008, 2012
    : 2014
    : 2002, 2004, 2006, 2022
Junior European Championship
    : 1996, 1998, 2008, 2010
    : 2004
    : 2006
Youth European Championship
    : 2001, 2006, 2008
    : 1994, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2012, 2018
Men's European Open Championship
    : 2013
Men's EYOF Championship
    : 1997, 2011
    : 2009
European Men's Beach Handball Championship
    : 2019
    : 2013
Men's friendly TotalKredit Cup
    : 2012, 2014
Men's friendly Golden League
    : 2013
Women's Olympic Championship
    : 1996, 2000, 2004
Women's Youth Olympic Championship
    : 2010
World Women's Street Handball Championship
    : 1962
World Women's Championship
    : 1997
    : 1962, 1993
    : 1995, 2013, 2021
World Women's Junior Championship
    : 1997, 2016
    : 1987, 1995, 2008
    : 1991, 1999, 2014
World Women's Youth Championship
    : 2006, 2012
    : 2016
    : 2008, 2014
Women's World Beach Championship
    : 2010, 2012
Women's European Championship
    : 1994, 1996, 2002
    : 1998, 2004, 2022
Women's Junior European Championship
    : 1996, 2007, 2011, 2015
    : 2017
    : 2013
Women's Youth European Championship
    : 2005, 2009, 2015
    : 1992, 2011
    : 1994, 2013
Women's European Open Championship
    : 2006, 2010
    : 2014
Women's EYOF Championship
    : 1997, 1999, 2013
    : 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011
Women's Beach European Championship
    : 2019
    : 2011, 2013
Women's friendly Møbelringen Cup
    : 2005
    : 2010, 2012
    : 2007, 2008
Women's friendly GF World Cup
    : 2008
    : 2006, 2013

## Competitions

The Danish Handball Federation organises the national club leagues and the national teams (both senior and junior). In addition, the DHF organises international tournaments.

### National

* Danish Handball League
* Danish Women's Handball League
* Danish Handball Cup
* National handball team (women, men)

### International

* GF World Cup, an annual invitational tournament usually played in October

## Competitions hosted
### International

* 1978 World Men's Handball Championship
* 1979 Men's Junior World Handball Championship
* 1987 Women's Junior World Handball Championship
* 1999 World Women's Handball Championship
* 2015 World Women's Handball Championship
* 2019 World Men's Handball Championship
* 2023 World Women's Handball Championship

### Continental

* 1996 European Women's Handball Championship
* 2002 European Women's Handball Championship
* 2010 European Women's Handball Championship
* 2013 Women's Under-19 European Handball Championship
* 2014 European Men's Handball Championship
* 2016 European Men's Under-20 Handball Championship
* 2020 European Women's Handball Championship

## Coaching
### Danish International Handball Coaches

* Denmark Men's National Handball Team Nikolaj Jacobsen
* Denmark Women's National Handball Team Jesper Jensen
* Greenland Men's National Handball Team Ingi Olsen
* Greenland Women's National Handball Team Johannes Groth
* Faroe Islands Men's National Handball Team Sonni Larsen
* Angola Women's National Handball Team Morten Soubak
* Japan Women's National Handball Team Ulrik Kirkely
* Switzerland Women's National Handball Team Martin Albertsen
* China Women's National Handball Team Heine Jensen
* Lithuania Women's National Handball Team Bo Milton Andersen
* United Kingdom Men's National Handball Team Jesper Houmark