Royal Spanish Handball Federation

Royal Spanish Handball Federation RFEBM
IOC nation	Kingdom of Spain
National flag
Sport	Handball
Other sports	Beach handball Wheelchair handball
Official website	www.rfebm.com
HISTORY
Year of formation	1 September 1941; 83 years ago (1941-09-01)
AFFILIATIONS
International federation	International Handball Federation (IHF)
IHF member since	1948; 76 years ago (1948)
Continental association	European Handball Federation
National Olympic Committee	Spanish Olympic Committee
GOVERNING BODY
President	Dr. Francisco Vidal

The Royal Spanish Handball Federation (Spanish: Real Federación Española de Balonmano, RFEBM) is the national handball association in Spain. It is a member of the European Handball Federation (EHF) and the International Handball Federation (IHF).^[1]

The organisation is responsible for the indoor handball national teams (men's and women's), and the beach handball national teams (men's and women's). As of 2023, the federation has 869 registered clubs and 100,704 federated players.^[2]

Honours

National team

Men Olympics Bronze Medal (5): 1996, 2000, 2008, 2020, 2024 World Championship Winner (2): 2005, 2013 Third place (3): 2011, 2021, 2023 European Championship Winner (2): 2018, 2020 Runner-up (5): 1996, 1998, 2006, 2016, 2022 Third place (2): 2000, 2014

Women Olympics Bronze Medal (1): 2012 World Championship Runner-up (1): 2019 Third place (1): 2011 Fourth place (2): 2009, 2021 European Championship Runner-up (2): 2008, 2014

National youth teams

Men Junior World Championship Winner (1): 2017 Runner-up (5): 1987, 1989, 1995, 2001, 2013 Fourth place (3): 1977, 1991, 2003 Youth World Championship Winner (1): 2023 Runner-up (2): 2011, 2017 Fourth place (2): 2013, 2015 U20 European Championship Winner (4): 2012, 2016, 2022, 2024 Runner-up (1): 1996 Third place (2): 2000, 2014, 2021 U18 European Championship Winner (1): 1994, 2022 Runner-up (2): 1999, 2010 Third place (2): 1992, 2014

Women Junior World Championship Fourth place (2): 2001, 2008 Youth World Championship Winner (1): 2024 U19 European Championship Runner-up (1): 2007 Third place (1): 2002 U17 European Championship Winner (1): 1997 Runner-up (1): 2007

Presidents

Presidents^[3]

S. No.	President	Tenure start
1	Emilio Suárez Marcelo	1 January 1941
2	Emilio García Martín	1 January 1954
3	José Ángel Castro Fariñas	1 January 1956
4	Carlos Albert Aceituno	20 November 1962
5	Alberto San Román y de La Fuente	24 September 1965
6	Félix Sánchez-Laulhe	24 December 1972
7	Roberto Tendero Llofriu	1 December 1981
8	Javier Loinaz Dolhagaray (interim)	26 December 1989
9	Jesús López Ricondo	1 April 1990
10	Domingo Bárcenas	26 December 1992
11	Jesús López Ricondo (2)	1 November 1996
12	Juan de Dios Román	17 December 2008
13	Francisco V. Blázquez García	26 April 2013

References

1. "Federaciones" (in Spanish). Real Federacion Española de Balonmano. Retrieved 15 March 2009.
2. "Yearbook of Sports Statistics 2024" (PDF). www.educacionfpydeportes.gob.es. Ministry of Education, Vocational Training and Sport. May 2024. pp. 121–131.
3. "Blázquez ya es oficialmente presidente de la Federación Española de Balonmano". lasprovincias.es (in Spanish). 26 April 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2020.

External links

• Official Site (in Spanish)