Korea Handball Federation

The Korea Handball Federation (KHF) (Korean: 대한핸드볼협회) is the governing body of handball and beach handball in South Korea. KHF is affiliated to the Asian Handball Federation (AHF), Korean Sport & Olympic Committee and International Handball Federation (IHF) since 1960.[1]

Korea Handball Federation 대한핸드볼협회 (Korean) KHF
IOC nation	Republic of Korea
National flag
Sport	Handball
Other Sports	Beach Handball Wheelchair Handball
Official website	www.handballkorea.com
HISTORY
Year of formation	1960 (1960) at Seoul (South Korea)
AFFILIATIONS
International federation	International Handball Federation (IHF)
IHF member since	1960 (1960)
Continental association	Asian Handball Federation
National Olympic Committee	Korean Sport & Olympic Committee
Other affiliation(s)	East Asian Handball Association
GOVERNING BODY
President	Mr. Chey Tae-won
HEADQUARTERS
Address	SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium, Bangi-dong, Songpa District, Seoul
Country	South Korea
Secretary General	Mr. Choi Byung-jang
FINANCE
Sponsors	SK Group

Competitions

Sports governing bodies in South Korea (KOR)
Summer Olympic Sports	Aquatics Diving Swimming Synchronized Swimming Water Polo Archery Athletics Badminton Basketball Boxing Canoeing Cycling Equestrian Fencing Field Hockey Football Golf Gymnastics Handball Judo Modern Pentathlon Rugby sevens Rowing Sailing Shooting Table Tennis Taekwondo Tennis Triathlon Volleyball inc. Beach Volleyball Weightlifting Wrestling
Winter Olympic Sports	Biathlon Bobsleigh Curling Skating Figure Speed Short Track Ice Hockey Luge Skeleton Skiing Alpine Cross Country Nordic Combined Freestyle Jumping Snowboarding
Other IOC Recognised Sports	Air sports Auto racing Bandy Baseball Billiard Sports Boules Bowling Bridge Chess Cricket Dance sport Floorball Karate Korfball Lifesaving Motorcycle racing Mountaineering and Climbing Netball Orienteering Pelota Vasca Polo Powerboating Racquetball Roller sports Rugby Softball Sport climbing Squash Sumo Surfing Tug of war Underwater sports Water Ski Wushu
Paralympics and Disabled Sports
Other Sports	American Football Go Janggi Rugby League Rugby Union
Korean Sport & Olympic Committee Korean Paralympic Committee

National members of the Asian Handball Federation (AHF)
Southeast Asia (AHF)	Brunei Cambodia Indonesia Laos Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Singapore Thailand Timor-Leste Vietnam
Central Asia (CAHF)	Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan
East Asia (EAHF)	China Chinese Taipei Hong Kong, China Japan Macau-China North Korea South Korea Mongolia
South Asia (SAHF)	I. R. Afghanistan Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal I. R. Pakistan Sri Lanka
West Asia (WAHF)	Bahrain I. R. Iran Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Oman Palestine Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria United Arab Emirates Yemen

Caribbean	ANT BAH BAR CAY CUB DMA DOM GLP GRN HAI IVB JAM LCA MTQ PUR SKN TTO
Northern America	CAN GRL MEX USA

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

ǂ = suspended by the IHF

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 Junior Women's Junior Men's Youth Women's Youth University Wheelchair Men's Field Handball Women's Field Handball Youth Olympics Summer Universiade Emerging Nations IHF Inter-Continental Trophy
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
South & Central America	South & Central American Championships Men Women Pan American 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 Wheelchair Handball Nations’ Tournament European Open
Oceania	Oceania Championships Senior Junior Youth Beach Pacific Cup French Pacific Championship
Defunct	Pan American Championships Men Women Men's Junior Women's Junior Men's Youth Women's Youth Beach Beach Youth

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