Swedish_Handball_Federation Knowpia

Swedish Handball Federation
Swedish: *Svenska Handbollförbundet*
SHF
Swedish Handball Federation ; Swedish: Svenska Handbollförbundet; SHF
IOC nation	Sweden (SWE)
National flag
Sport	handball
Other sports	beach handball; wheelchair handball;
Official website	www.svenskhandboll.se
History
Year of formation	25 November 1930; 93 years ago
Affiliations
International federation	International Handball Federation (IHF)
IHF member since	1946; 78 years ago
Continental association	European Handball Federation
National Olympic Committee	Swedish Olympic Committee
Other affiliation(s)	Swedish Sports Confederation;
Governing body
President	Fredrik Rapp
Headquarters
Address	Idrottens Hus SE-114 73 Stockholm;
Country	Sweden
Secretary General	Robert Wedberg
Finance
Sponsors	Svenska Spel

The Swedish Handball Federation (Swedish: Svenska Handbollförbundet, SHF) is the national handball association in Sweden.

The Swedish Handball Federation was founded out of the Swedish Game Association on 25 November 1930^[1] and joined the Swedish Sports Confederation (Swedish: Riksidrottsförbundet, RF) in 1931. It is also a member of the Swedish Olympic Committee (Swedish: Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté, SOK), the European Handball Federation (EHF) and the International Handball Federation (IHF). Its headquarters are in Stockholm.

In 1948, the Swedish Handball Federation set up a basketball section, which existed until the October 1952 establishment of the Swedish Basketball Federation.^[2]

Its chairperson, since August 2016, is Fredrik Rapp.^[3]

SHF Presidents edit

^ Björn Persson. "Svenska handbollförbundets historia" (in Swedish). Swedish Handball Federation. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
^ "Förbundets historia" (in Swedish). Swedish Basketball Federation. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
^ Björn Persson (28 August 2016). "Fredrik Rapp ny ordförande i Svenska Handbollförbundet" (in Swedish). Swedish Handball Federation. Retrieved 29 August 2016.