German Handball Association

{{Short description|National handball association of Germany}}

{{More citations needed|date=November 2024}}

{{Infobox national sports federations

|assocname= German Handball Association
{{langx|de|Deutscher Handballbund}}

|abbrev= DHB

|logo= Deutscher Handballbund, Logo, RGB.svg

|logosize= 250px

|countryflag= Germany

|iocnation= Federal Republic of Germany (GER)

|url= {{Wikidata|property|Q451091|P856}}

|sport= Handball

|othersport1= Beach handball

|othersport2= Wheelchair handball

|historytitle=HISTORY

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|yearfounded= {{Start date and age|1949|10|01|df=y}}

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|demographicstitle=DEMOGRAPHICS

|noofclubs= 4,356 (as of 2016)

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|membershipsize= 756,987 (as of 2016)

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|affiliationstitle=AFFILIATIONS

|IF = International Handball Federation

| IF_abbr = IHF

| IF_joined = {{Start date and age|1950| | |df=y}}

|nationalolympiccom= German Olympic Sports Confederation

|continentalassoc= European Handball Federation

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|electedtitle= GOVERNING BODY

|patron=

|president= Andreas Michelmann {{flagicon|GER}}

|sectitle= HEADQUARTERS

|address1= Willi-Daume-Haus

Strobelallee 56 DE-44139 Dortmund, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia

|country= Germany

|chiefexec=

|secretarygeneral= Mark Schober {{flagicon|GER}}

|financetitle=FINANCE

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|sponsors= Kempa
Allgemeine Ortskrankenkasse
{{ill|Nigrin (brand)|lt=Nigrin|de|Nigrin (Marke)}}
Deutsche Kreditbank
Prowin
Bosch Car Service
Lidl
Gerflor

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The German Handball Association (German: Deutscher Handballbund) (DHB) is the national handball association of Germany. DHB organizes team handball within Germany and represents German handball internationally. It was founded on the 1st of October 1949. The association has been a member of the International Handball Federation (IHF) since 1950{{cite web | title=German Handball Federation celebrates 75th anniversary | website=IHF | date=1 October 1949 | url=https://www.ihf.info/media-center/news/german-handball-federation-celebrates-75th-anniversary | access-date=18 November 2024}} and the European Handball Federation (EHF) since 1991, just after the country's unification. The DHB headquarters are in Dortmund.{{cite web|url=https://www.dhb.de/verband/organisation/geschaeftsstelle-dortmund-deutscher-handballbund|publisher=DHB|title=Geschäftsstelle des Deutschen Handballbundes|access-date=7 April 2025|language=de}}