Danish Handball Association () is the national governing body for handball in Denmark. It is based in Brøndby. It is a member of the European Handball Federation and the International Handball Federation. Danish Handball Association is the third largest in the world, only surpassed by German Handball Association and French Handball Federation. It is the 6th largest sports association in Denmark.
Danish Handball Association was founded on 2 June 1935. Before the founding Danish handball was governed by the Danish Athletics Federation. The first official national team game was played on 20 August 1934 as a 11v11 outdoor match against Germany. The first indoor match was held the following year on March 8th against Sweden. DHA was a founding member of IHF in 1946.
On 21 August 2023 the association changed their official name from Danks HÃÂ¥ndbold Forbund to DanskHÃÂ¥ndbold.
Denmark is the country with the most success and medals in the sport of Handball. With a total of more than 100 overall medals it makes them the strongest Handball Federation in the World.
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Men's European Open Championship
European Men's Beach Handball Championship
Men's friendly TotalKredit Cup
Women's Youth Olympic Championship
World Women's Street Handball Championship
World Women's Junior Championship
World Women's Youth Championship
Women's World Beach Championship
Women's Junior European Championship
Women's Youth European Championship
Women's European Open Championship
Women's Beach European Championship
Women's friendly Møbelringen Cup
The Danish Handball Federation organises the national club leagues and the national teams (both senior and junior). In addition, the DHF organises international tournaments.