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International Amateur Handball Federation
| Abbreviation | IAHF |
|---|---|
| Predecessor | International Association of Athletics Federations |
| Successor | |
| Formation | 4 August 1928; during the Summer Olympics |
| Founded at | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Dissolved | 1946 |
| Type | International Sports Federation |
| Headquarters | Munich, Germany |
| Coordinates | 48°09′21″N 11°30′41″E / 48.15597°N 11.5114813°E[1] |
Region | Worldwide |
| Fields |
The International Amateur Handball Federation (IAHF) was the administrative and controlling body for handball and field handball. IAHF was responsible for the organisation of handball's major international tournaments, notably the World Men's Handball Championship, which commenced in 1938, and the World Men's Outdoor Handball Championship, which commenced in 1938. The organization was dissolved after World War II.[2]
- ^ "Adresses des Fédérations Internationales Sportives" [Addresses of the international sport federations] (PDF; 13,4 MB). Bulletin officiel du Comité International Olympique (in Swiss French). 9 (25). Lausanne: International Olympic Committee (IOC): 5. April 1934. OCLC 313543287. Archived from the original on 4 May 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2020 – via Olympic World Library.
{{cite journal}}: External link in|via= - ^ Krieger, Jörg; Duckworth, Austin (2021). "Annexation or fertile inclusion? The origins of handball's international organisational structures". Sport in History. 42 (2): 235–256. doi:10.1080/17460263.2021.1927810. ISSN 1746-0263. S2CID 236363980.
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