IHF Badge of Merit

The IHF Badge of Merit is awarded by International Handball Federation to individuals who made an extraordinary contribution to the development of handball.

Levels

The Badge of Merit is awarded at three levels: Bronze, Silver and Gold.

IHF Gold Badge of Merit

The Badge of Merit in Gold is awarded to individuals who have made an outstanding contribution and/or given many years’ service to the sport of handball within the IHF. It therefore recognises, in particular, many years’ successful work within an IHF organ and/or a creative impetus for the development of handball.

The Badge of Merit consists of the Council’s insignia with half garland in gold. It is awarded by the IHF Council at the recommendation of the IHF Executive Committee, of the continental federations or of the member federations.

Recipients of IHF Gold Badge of Merit

Year Recipient Country Notes
1974Paul Högberg SwedenIHF President (1971–1984)
1974Aurelio Chiappero ItalySecretary General of Italian Handball Federation
1976Henrique Feist PortugalFounder of Portuguese Handball Federation
1976Dr. Mohamed Fadali EgyptIHF Council Member (1970–1976) and President of Egyptian Handball Federation
2000Bob Elphinston Australia
2000Gilbert Felli BelgiumSports Director at International Olympic Committee
2000Rudi Glock GermanyIHF Treasurer (1988–2000)
2000Pere Miro SpainDirector of Olympic Solidarity in International Olympic Committee
2000Dr. Nabil Salem EgyptPresident of African Handball Confederation (1973–1978; 1993–1996), IHF Vice-President
2000Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Saudi ArabiaCrown Prince of Saudi Arabia
2002Alberto de San Roman y de la Fuente SpainIHF Vice-President
2002Otto Schwarz  SwitzerlandIHF Council Member, Chairman of IHF COC
2002Babacar Fall SenegalPosthumously Awarded; President of African Handball Confederation (1978–1993)
2002Sheikh Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah KuwaitPosthumously Awarded; President of African Handball Confederation (1974–1990), IHF Vice-President
2002Dr. Peter Buehning United StatesPresident of Pan-American Team Handball Federation (1977–1980; 1987–1996), IHF Council Member (1987–1996)
2009André Amiel FrancePresident of French Handball Federation (1996–2008)
2009Cristian Gațu RomaniaPresident of Romanian Handball Federation
2009Jesus Lopez Ricondo Spain
2009Luis Santos Portugal
2009Surinder Mohan Bali IndiaSecretary General of Handball Federation of India
2009Shaul Selzer IsraelPresident of Israel Handball Association
2009Aleksandar Dimitric AustraliaPresident of Oceania Handball Federation (1993–1997) and Australian Handball Federation
2009Vladimir Maksimov RussiaFormer Handball at the 1976 Summer Olympics and Head Coach of Russia men's national handball team
2009Muhammad Shafiq PakistanPresident of Pakistan Handball Federation
2009Mihajlo Mihajlovski North MacedoniaPresident of Macedonian Handball Federation

IHF Silver Badge of Merit

The Badge of Merit in Silver is awarded to individuals who have worked with merit for many years within the sport of handball and/or have made a particular contribution to the organisation of IHF competitions.

The Badge of Merit consists of the Council’s insignia with half garland in silver. It is awarded by the Council at the recommendation of the continental federations, of the member federations, of the IHF Commissions or of the Head Office.

Recipients of IHF Silver Badge of Merit

Year Recipient Country Notes
1996Robert Rosner Austria
1996Edmund Leser Austria
1998Aziz Derouaz Algeria
2000Erik Elias SwedenChairman of IHF PRC (1984–1996)
2000Prof. Dr. Hans-Georg Herrmann GermanyIHF Council Member (1988–1996)
2000Konstanrin Kotona Albania

IHF Bronze Badge of Merit

The Badge of Merit in Bronze is awarded to individuals who made an extraordinary contribution to the development of handball within their national and/or continental federation.

The Badge of Merit consists of the Council’s insignia with a half garland in bronze. It is awarded by the continental federations at the request of their committee or the member federations. Every year, the IHF Council establishes a quota for such awards. The final date for the submission by the continental federations of their list of awards to the Head Office is 30 October of each year. This list is also sent to the Council for information.

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