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Icelandic Handball Association
Icelandic: *Handknattleikssamband Íslands*
HSÍ
Icelandic Handball Association ; Icelandic: Handknattleikssamband Íslands; HSÍ
IOC nation	Iceland (ISL)
National flag
Sport	Handball
Other sports	Beach Handball; Wheelchair Handball;
Official website	www.hsi.is
HISTORY
Year of formation	11 June 1957; 67 years ago
AFFILIATIONS
International federation	International Handball Federation (IHF)
IHF member since	1984; 40 years ago
Continental association	European Handball Federation
National Olympic Committee	National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland
GOVERNING BODY
President	Mr. Guðmundur B. Ólafsson
HEADQUARTERS
Address	Engjavegur 6, 104 Reykjavík;
Country	Iceland
Chief Executive	Mr. Róbert Geir Gíslason
Secretary General	Mr. Róbert Geir Gíslason
FINANCE
Sponsors	Coca-Cola ; Icelandair ; Uhlsport ; Arion Bank ; Olís ; Samskip

The Icelandic Handball Association (Icelandic: Handknattleikssamband Íslands or HSÍ) is the national governing body for handball in Iceland. It is based in Reykjavík.

Club handball

The federation organizes the national handball leagues for both men and women club teams and the Icelandic cup for men and women.

The men's team has appeared frequently in large tournaments in recent decades. Their best overall result is the silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Their best result in the world championship is 5th place in 1997. They have made it to the semi-finals of the European Men's Handball Championship twice, winning the bronze medal in 2010. Head coach for the men's national team is Guðmundur Guðmundsson.^[2]

The women's team has just recently started to appear in large tournaments. They have made it to the world championship once, finishing in 12th place in 2011. They have appeared in the European championship twice, finishing in 15th place in both 2010 and 2012. The team has never made it to the Olympic games. Head coach for the women's national team is Ágúst Þór Jóhannsson.^[3]

^ "Stjórn HSÍ" (in Icelandic). Icelandic Handball Association. Archived from the original on 21 January 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
^ "A landslið karla" (in Icelandic). Icelandic handball association. Archived from the original on 2024-06-17.
^ "A landslið kvenna" (in Icelandic). Icelandic Handball Association. Archived from the original on 21 January 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.