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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|The national handball association in Norway}}<br />
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{{Infobox national sports federations<br />
|assocname= Norwegian Handball Federation <br> ''{{langx|no|Norges Håndballforbund}}''<br />
|abbrev= NHF<br />
|logo= <br />
|logosize= 250px<br />
|countryflag= Norway<br />
|iocnation= Kingdom of [[Norway]] (NOR)<br />
|url= https://www.handball.no/<br />
|sport= [[Handball]]<br />
|othersport1= [[Beach handball]]<br />
|othersport2= [[Wheelchair handball]]<br />
|historytitle=HISTORY<br />
|precedingorganisationsname=<br />
|yearfounded= {{Start date and age|1937|05|02|df=y}}<ref name=snl/><br />
|formernames=<br />
|demographicstitle=DEMOGRAPHICS<br />
|noofclubs=<br />
|noofaffclubs=<br />
|membershipsize= 138 997 (as of 2019)<br />
|participationlevels= <br />
|affiliationstitle=AFFILIATIONS<br />
|IF = [[International Handball Federation]]<ref name=snl/><br />
| IF_abbr = IHF<br />
| IF_joined = {{Start date and age|1946| | |df=y}}<br />
|nationalolympiccom= [[Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports]]<ref name=snl/><br />
|continentalassoc= [[European Handball Federation]]<ref name=snl/><br />
|nocyearjoined= <br />
|otheraff2= <br />
|otheraff3= <br />
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|otheraff5= <br />
|electedtitle= GOVERNING BODY<br />
|patron=<br />
|president= [[Randi Gustad]] {{flagicon|NOR}}<br />
|sectitle= HEADQUARTERS<br />
|address1= Sognsveien 75 A [[Ullevaal Stadion]], [[Oslo]]<br />
|country= [[Norway]]<br />
|chiefexec= <br />
|secretarygeneral= Mr. [[Erik Langerud]] {{flagicon|NOR}}<br />
|financetitle=FINANCE<br />
|companystatus=<br />
|operatingincome=<br />
|sponsors= [[Umbro]] <br> [[NorgesEnergi]] <br> [[Gjensidige]] <br> [[Scandic Hotels]] <br> [[Verdens Gang]] <br> [[Tine (company)|Tine]] <br> [[Møbelringen]] <br> [[Posten Norge]] <br> [[Gerflor]]<br />
}}<br />
[[File:Norwegian Handball Federation logo.svg|thumb|260px|Previous logo]]<br />
The '''Norwegian Handball Federation''' ({{langx|no|Norges Håndballforbund}}, NHF) is the national [[handball]] association in [[Norway]].<br />
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The Norwegian Handball Federation was founded in 1937, and is a member of the [[Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports]] (NIF), the [[European Handball Federation]] (EHF) and the [[International Handball Federation]]. Its headquarters are in [[Oslo]].<ref name=snl>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Norges Håndballforbund |first=Rolf |last=Bryhn |encyclopedia=[[Great Norwegian Encyclopedia]] |editor-last=Bolstad | editor-first=Erik |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Norges_H%C3%A5ndballforbund |language=no | access-date=12 March 2023}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
Former presidents of the federation include [[Carl E. Wang]] (president 1972–1977),<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Carl Egil Wang |first=Knut Are |last=Tvedt |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |editor-last=Bolstad | editor-first=Erik |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Carl_Egil_Wang |language=no | access-date=12 March 2023}}</ref> [[Tor Lian]] (president 1985–1999),<ref>{{cite web |title=Den tidligere håndballederen Tor Lian er død |first=Karl Filip |last=Singdahlsen <br />
|url=https://www.idrettsforbundet.no/nyheter/arkiv/den-tidligere-handballederen-tor-lian-er-dod/ |website=idrettsforbundet.no |date=15 July 2016 |language=no | access-date=12 March 2023}}</ref> and [[Karl-Arne Johannessen]] (president 1999–2004 and 2009–2015).<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Karl-Arne Johannessen |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |editor-last=Bolstad | editor-first=Erik |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Karl-Arne_Johannessen |language=no | access-date=12 March 2023}}</ref> {{ill|Kåre Geir Lio|no}} was president from 2015.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ny president i Norges Handballforbund<br />
|first1=Grete Ingebjørg |last1=Berge <br />
|first2=Ragnar |last2=Lurås <br />
|url=https://www.nrk.no/vestfoldogtelemark/ny-handballpresident-1.12355130 |website=nrk.no<br />
|date=11 May 2015 |language=no | access-date=12 March 2023}}</ref> In May 2025 [[Randi Gustad]] was elected new president of the Norwegian Handball Federation, succeeding Lio.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Randi Gustad ny håndballpresident |url=https://www.nrk.no/sport/randi-gustad-ny-handballpresident-1.17413083 |website=nrk.no |date=11 May 2025 |access-date=11 May 2025 |language=no}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{Official website}} {{in lang|no}}<br />
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{{National members of the European Handball Federation}}<br />
{{Sports governing bodies in Norway}}<br />
{{Postenligaen}}<br />
{{National Members of the International Handball Federation}}<br />
{{Authority control}}<br />
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[[Category:Handball in Norway]]<br />
[[Category:Sports organisations of Norway|Handball]]<br />
[[Category:Sports governing bodies in Norway|Handball]]<br />
[[Category:European Handball Federation|Norway]]<br />
[[Category:1937 establishments in Norway]]<br />
[[Category:Organisations based in Oslo]]<br />
[[Category:Sports organizations established in 1937]]<br />
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{{Norway-org-stub}}<br />
{{Handball-org-stub}}<br />
{{Norway-sport-stub}}</div>
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