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Croatian Handball Federation
Governing body of handball in Croatia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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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.
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HRS presidents
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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
External links
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