Croatian Handball Federation

Croatian Handball Federation
Croatian: Hrvatski rukometni savez
HRS
IOC nationRepublic of Croatia (CRO)
National flagCroatia
SportHandball
Other sports
Official websitewww.hrs.hr
HISTORY
Preceding organisationsHandball Federation of Yugoslavia
Year of formation19 December 1948; 76 years ago (1948-12-19)
AFFILIATIONS
International federationInternational Handball Federation (IHF)
IHF member since10 April 1992; 32 years ago (1992-04-10)
Continental associationEuropean Handball Federation
National Olympic CommitteeCroatian Olympic Committee
Other affiliation(s)
GOVERNING BODY
PresidentMr. Tomislav Grahovac Croatia
HEADQUARTERS
Address
Secretary GeneralMr. Damir Poljak Croatia
FINANCE
SponsorsMolten Corporation
Joma
Hrvatska elektroprivreda
Porsche
Jadranski naftovod
Lidl
Telemach

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:

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.

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.

HRS presidents

No. Name Tenure
1 Borivoj Vuksan 1948–1951
2 Zlatko Šnajder 1951–1953
3 Mondo Licul 1953–1955
4 Branko Gazivoda 1955–1965
5 Marko Ćosić 1965–1969
6 Miško Juras 1969–1973
7 Branko Gazivoda 1973–1980
8 Mladen Žuvela 1980–1981
9 Krešimir Petanjek 1981–1982
10 Zorislav Šonje 1982–1983
11 Marijan Jakšeković 1983–1984
12 Božidar Košta 1984–1987
13 Tomislav Ribarić 1987–1992
14 Božidar Sušec 1992–1995
15 Željko Kavran 1995–2008
16 Sandi Šola 2008–2016
17 Tomislav Grahovac 2016–present

Competitions hosted

International

Continental


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