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Icelandic Handball Association Icelandic: Handknattleikssamband Íslands HSÍ
IOC nation	Iceland (ISL)
National flag
Sport	Handball
Other sports	Beach Handball Wheelchair Handball
Official website	www.hsi.is
HISTORY
Year of formation	11 June 1957; 67 years ago (1957-06-11)
AFFILIATIONS
International federation	International Handball Federation (IHF)
IHF member since	1984; 41 years ago (1984)
Continental association	European Handball Federation
National Olympic Committee	National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland
GOVERNING BODY
President	Mr. Guðmundur B. Ólafsson
HEADQUARTERS
Address	Engjavegur 6, 104 Reykjavík
Country	Iceland
Chief Executive	Mr. Róbert Geir Gíslason
Secretary General	Mr. Róbert Geir Gíslason
FINANCE
Sponsors	Coca-Cola Icelandair Uhlsport Arion Bank Olís Samskip

The Icelandic Handball Association (Icelandic: Handknattleikssamband Íslands or HSÍ) is the national governing body for handball in Iceland. It is based in Reykjavík.

Club handball

The federation organizes the national handball leagues for both men and women club teams and the Icelandic cup for men and women.

International handball

Iceland was the host of the 1995 World Men's Handball Championship.

The men's team

The men's team has appeared frequently in large tournaments in recent decades. Their best overall result is the silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Their best result in the world championship is 5th place in 1997. They have made it to the semi-finals of the European Men's Handball Championship twice, winning the bronze medal in 2010. Head coach for the men's national team is Guðmundur Guðmundsson.

The women's team

The women's team has just recently started to appear in large tournaments. They have made it to the world championship once, finishing in 12th place in 2011. They have appeared in the European championship twice, finishing in 15th place in both 2010 and 2012. The team has never made it to the Olympic games. Head coach for the women's national team is Ágúst Þór Jóhannsson.

References

1. "Stjórn HSÍ" (in Icelandic). Icelandic Handball Association. Archived from the original on 21 January 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
2. "A landslið karla" (in Icelandic). Icelandic handball association. Archived from the original on 2024-06-17.
3. "A landslið kvenna" (in Icelandic). Icelandic Handball Association. Archived from the original on 21 January 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.

External links

• Official website (in Icelandic)

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v t e National members of the International Handball Federation (IHF)
African Handball Confederation (CAHB)	ALG ANG BEN BOT BUR BDI CMR CAF CHA CGO COD COM CIV CPV DJI EGY ETH GAB GAM GBS GHA GEQ GUI KEN LBA LBR LES MAR MAD MAW MLI MOZ MRI MTN NAM NGR NIG RSA RWA SEN SEY SLE SOM SSD SUD TAN TOG TUN UGA ZAM ZIM
Asian Handball Federation (AHF)	AFG BAN BHU BRN BRU CAM CHN HKG IND INA IRI IRQ JOR JPN KAZ KGZ KOR KSA KUW LAO LBN MAC MAS MDV MGL MYA NEP OMN PAK PLE PHI PRK QAT SIN SRI SYR THA TJK TKM TPE UAE UZB VIE YEM
European Handball Federation (EHF)	ALB AND ARM AUT AZE BEL BIH BLR BUL CRO CYP CZE DEN ESP EST FRO FIN FRA GBR GEO GER GRE HUN IRL ISL ISR ITA KOS LAT LIE LTU LUX MDA MKD MLT MNE MON NED NOR POL POR ROU RUS SLO SRB SUI SVK SWE TUR UKR
North America and Caribbean Handball Confederation (NACHC)	Caribbean ANT BAH BAR CAY CUB DMA DOM GLP GRN HAI IVB JAM LCA MTQ PUR SKN TTO Northern America CAN GRL MEX USA
Oceania Continent Handball Federation (OCHF)	ASA AUS COK FJI GUM KIR NRU NZL PNG SAM SOL TGA TUV VAN
South and Central America Handball Confederation (SCAHC)	Central America BIZ CRC ESA GUA HON NCA PAN South America ARG BOL BRA CHI COL ECU GUF GUY PAR PER URU VEN
Associated Members	ENG FSM MHL MNP NCL SCO TAH WLF
ǂ = suspended by the IHF

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