German Handball Association

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German Handball Association German: Deutscher Handballbund DHB
IOC nation	Federal Republic of Germany (GER)
National flag
Sport	Handball
Other sports	Beach handball Wheelchair handball
Official website	www.dhb.de
HISTORY
Year of formation	1 October 1949; 75 years ago (1949-10-01)
DEMOGRAPHICS
Number of Handball clubs	4,356 (as of 2016)
Membership size	756,987 (as of 2016)
AFFILIATIONS
International federation	International Handball Federation (IHF)
IHF member since	1950; 74 years ago (1950)
Continental association	European Handball Federation
National Olympic Committee	German Olympic Sports Confederation
GOVERNING BODY
President	Andreas Michelmann
HEADQUARTERS
Address	Willi-Daume-Haus Strobelallee 56 DE-44139 Dortmund, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia
Country	Germany
Secretary General	Mark Schober
FINANCE
Sponsors	Kempa Allgemeine Ortskrankenkasse Nigrin [de] Deutsche Kreditbank Prowin Bosch Car Service Lidl Gerflor

The German Handball Association (German: Deutscher Handballbund) (DHB) is the national handball association of Germany. DHB organizes team handball within Germany and represents German handball internationally. The association has been a member of the International Handball Federation (IHF) since 1950 and the European Handball Federation (EHF) since 1991, just after the country's unification. The DHB headquarters are in Dortmund.