| Croatian Handball Federation Croatian: Hrvatski rukometni savez HRS | |
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| IOC nation | Republic of Croatia (CRO) |
| National flag |  |
| Sport | Handball |
| Other sports | |
| Official website | www |
| HISTORY | |
| Preceding organisations | Handball Federation of Yugoslavia |
| Year of formation | 19 December 1948; 76 years ago (1948-12-19) |
| AFFILIATIONS | |
| International federation | International Handball Federation (IHF) |
| IHF member since | 10 April 1992; 32 years ago (1992-04-10) |
| Continental association | European Handball Federation |
| National Olympic Committee | Croatian Olympic Committee |
| Other affiliation(s) | |
| GOVERNING BODY | |
| President | Mr. Tomislav Grahovac  |
| HEADQUARTERS | |
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| Secretary General | Mr. Damir Poljak |
| FINANCE | |
| Sponsors | Molten Corporation Joma Hrvatska elektroprivreda Porsche Jadranski naftovod Lidl Telemach |
The Croatian Handball Federation (Croatian: Hrvatski rukometni savez; abbr. HRS) is the governing body of handball in Croatia. It is based in Zagreb.
It organizes the handball leagues:
- Croatian Men's Premier Handball League
- Croatian Women's First Handball League
- Croatian Second League of Handball
It also organizes the Croatian men's national handball team and the Croatian women's national handball team, as well as the Croatian men's national beach handball team and Croatian women's national beach handball team.
History
The Handball Working Committee was first formed in Zagreb in 1948 and the following year the HRS itself was formed within the Independent State of Croatia. After the Second World War, it was renamed the Handball Federation of Croatia and ceded some powers to the Yugoslav Handball Federation. Upon Croatia's independence from Yugoslavia, the Croatian Handball Federation again represented the country. It joined the European Handball Federation and the International Handball Federation in 1992.
HRS presidents
| No. | Name | Tenure |
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| 1 | Borivoj Vuksan | 1948–1951 |
| 2 | Zlatko Šnajder | 1951–1953 |
| 3 | Mondo Licul | 1953–1955 |
| 4 | Branko Gazivoda | 1955–1965 |
| 5 | Marko Ćosić | 1965–1969 |
| 6 | Miško Juras | 1969–1973 |
| 7 | Branko Gazivoda | 1973–1980 |
| 8 | Mladen Žuvela | 1980–1981 |
| 9 | Krešimir Petanjek | 1981–1982 |
| 10 | Zorislav Šonje | 1982–1983 |
| 11 | Marijan Jakšeković | 1983–1984 |
| 12 | Božidar Košta | 1984–1987 |
| 13 | Tomislav Ribarić | 1987–1992 |
| 14 | Božidar Sušec | 1992–1995 |
| 15 | Željko Kavran | 1995–2008 |
| 16 | Sandi Šola | 2008–2016 |
| 17 | Tomislav Grahovac | 2016–present |
Competitions hosted
International
- 1957 World Women's Handball Championship (as part of SFR Yugoslavia)
- 1973 World Women's Handball Championship (as part of SFR Yugoslavia)
- 1979 Women's Junior World Handball Championship (as part of SFR Yugoslavia)
- 1987 Men's Junior World Handball Championship (as part of SFR Yugoslavia)
- 2003 World Women's Handball Championship
- 2009 World Men's Handball Championship
- 2014 Women's Junior World Handball Championship
Continental
- 2000 European Men's Handball Championship
- 2011 European Beach Handball Championship
- 2014 European Women's Handball Championship
- 2016 European Men's U-18 Handball Championship
- 2017 European Beach Handball Championship
- 2018 European Men's Handball Championship
External links
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| England and Scotland are associated members of EHF | |
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