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Oceania Continent Handball Federation (OCHF)

Logo of Oceania Continent Handball Federation
Predecessor	Oceania Handball Federation (1993 — 2011)
Formation	23 October 2014; 10 years ago (2014-10-23)
Founded at	Guam
Type	Continental Sport Federation
Headquarters	Guam
Region served	Oceania
Membership	17 Full Members 3 Associated Members
Official language	English
President	Ricardo Blas
Secretary General	Makiroa Mitchell-John
Vice-President	Carl Sagapolutele Floor
Affiliations	International Handball Federation Oceania National Olympic Committees

The Oceania Continent Handball Federation (OCHF) is the governing body for the Olympic sport of Handball in Oceania. It was founded in 2014 and is affiliated to the International Handball Federation (IHF) and Asian Handball Federation (AHF).

The OCHF is administered by an executive committee elected annually by its members. The OCHF members are the local governing Handball federations in countries within the Oceania region that are also members of the IHF and AHF.

History

The first Oceania Handball Federation (OHF) was founded on 9 July 1993, by Mr. Alexander Dimitric in Sydney, Australia. In 2009, the Oceania Handball Federation was disbanded.

OCHF Presidents

S. No.	Name	Country	Term
1.	Ricardo Blas	Guam	23 October 2014 – present

OCHF Members

Full Members

• American Samoa
• Australia
• Cook Islands
• Federated States of Micronesia
• Fiji
• Guam
• Kiribati
• Marshall Islands
• Nauru ✝
• New Zealand
• Palau ✝
• Papua New Guinea
• Samoa
• Solomon Islands
• Tonga
• Tuvalu ✝
• Vanuatu

✝ means non-active member

Associated Members

• New Caledonia
• Northern Mariana Islands
• Tahiti

Tournaments

Nations

Indoor

• Oceania Men's Handball Nations Cup
• Oceania Women's Handball Nations Cup
• Oceania Handball Challenge Trophy - Under 21s
• Oceania Youth Handball Championship - Under 19s
• Pacific Handball Cup
• French Pacific Handball Championship

Beach

• Oceania Beach Handball Championship
• Oceania Junior Beach Handball Championship - Under 19's
• Oceania Youth Beach Handball Championship - Under 17's

Clubs

• Oceania Handball Champions Cup
• Oceania Women's Handball Champions Cup

References

1. "Facing Outrage Over Bikini Rule, Handball Federation Signals 'Likely' Change". New York Times. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
2. "Ricardo Blas elected as President of the Oceania Continent Handball Federation". IHF. 23 October 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2021.

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

v t e International handball
IAHF IHF Olympic Games World Championships Men Women National teams Player of the Year Achievements by nation Beach handball World Championships World Games
International	World Championships Men's U-21 Women's U-20 Men's U-19 Women's U-18 University Wheelchair Men's Field Handball Women's Field Handball Youth Olympics Summer Universiade Emerging Nations IHF Inter-Continental Trophy Arab Games Mediterranean Games
Africa	African Championships Men Women Men's Junior Women's Junior Men's Youth Women's Youth African Games
North America and Caribbean	North American and Caribbean Championship Men Women Pan American Games (Junior) Central American and Caribbean Games Central American Games
South & Central America	South & Central American Championships Men Women Men's Junior Women's Junior Men's Youth Women's Youth Pan American Games (Junior) South American Games Bolivarian Games
Asia	Asian Championships Men Women Men's Junior Women's Junior Men's Youth Women's Youth Beach Beach Youth Asian Games
Europe	European Championships Men Women Men's U-20 Women's U-19 Men's U-18 Women's U-17 Beach Men Beach Women Wheelchair Handball Nations' Tournament European Open
Oceania	Oceania Championships Senior Junior Youth Beach Pacific Cup French Pacific Championship
Defunct	Goodwill Games Intercontinental Cup Pan American Championships Men Women Men's Junior Women's Junior Men's Youth Women's Youth Beach Beach Youth

• Sports organizations established in 2011
• Handball governing bodies
• Handball in Oceania
• International Handball Federation zones
• Sports governing bodies in Oceania
• Oceania Continent Handball Federation