Italian Handball Federation

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Italian Handball Federation Federazione Italiana Giuoco Handball (Italian) FIGH

IOC nation	Italian Republic
National flag
Sport	Handball
Other sports	Beach handball Wheelchair handball
Official website	www.figh.it
HISTORY
Year of formation	1969
DEMOGRAPHICS
Membership size	21
AFFILIATIONS
International federation	International Handball Federation (IHF)
IHF member since	1968
Continental association	European Handball Federation
National Olympic Committee	Italian National Olympic Committee
Other affiliation(s)	Mediterranean Handball Confederation
GOVERNING BODY
President	Dr. Pasquale Loria
HEADQUARTERS
Address	Stadio Olimpico (Curva Nord), Rome
Country	Italy
Secretary General	Mr. Adriano Ruocco

The Italian Handball Federation (FIGH) (Italian: Federazione Italiana Giuoco Handball) is the governing body of handball and beach handball in Italy. FIGH has been affiliated with the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI), European Handball Federation (EHF) and International Handball Federation (IHF) since 1968.^[1]

Presidents

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S.No.	Name	Tenure
	Eugenio Enrile (Founding Committee)	1967 – 1968
1.	Mario Costantini	1969 – 1972
2.	Eugenio Marinello	1972 – 1976
3.	Concetto Lo Bello (Died in office)	1976 – 1991
4.	Ralf Dejaco (Resigned)	1991 – 1994
5.	Piero Jaci	1994 – 1997
6.	Francesco Purromuto	1997 – 2017
7.	Pasquale Loria	2017 – present

Secretaries general

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S.No.	Name	Tenure
1.	Aurelio Chiappero	1969 – 1973
2.	Giuseppe Gentile	1974 – 1980
3.	Franco Bimbi	1981 – 1982
4.	Tiziano Petracca	1982 – 1984
5.	Pier Luigi Gatti	1984 – 1993
6.	Alessandro Rossi	1993 – 1996
7.	Giuseppe Gentile	1996 – 1997
8.	Sandro Rossi	1997 – 1998
9.	Umberto Desideri	1998 – 1999
10.	Nicola Bozzi	1999 – 2000
11.	Adriano Ruocco	2002 – present

Tournaments

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National teams

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Handball

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Beach Handball

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References

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^ "Statuto Federale" (in Italian).

External links

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Official website

v t e National members of the European Handball Federation
Eastern Europe	Albania Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Estonia Georgia Hungary Kosovo Latvia Lithuania FYR Macedonia Moldova Montenegro Poland Romania Russian Federation Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Ukraine
Western Europe	Andorra Austria Belgium Cyprus Denmark England Faroe Islands Finland France Germany Great Britain Greece Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Liechtenstein Luxembourg Malta Monaco Netherlands Norway Portugal Scotland Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey
England and Scotland are associated members of EHF

National members of the International Handball Federation (IHF)

African Handball
Confederation (CAHB)

Asian Handball
Federation (AHF)

European Handball
Federation (EHF)

North America and Caribbean
Handball Confederation
(NACHC)

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

Oceania Continent
Handball Federation
(OCHF)

South and
Central America
Handball Confederation
(SCAHC)

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

v t e Sports governing bodies in Italy (ITA)
Summer Olympic Sports	Aquatic sports (Diving, Swimming, Synchronized Swimming, Water Polo) Archery Athletics Badminton Basketball Bocce Boxing Canoeing Cycling Equestrian Fencing Field Hockey Football Golf Gymnastics Handball Judo - Karate - Wrestling Modern Pentathlon Rugby 7s Rowing Sailing Shooting sport Sporting clays Table Tennis Taekwondo Tennis Triathlon Volleyball inc. Beach Weightlifting Wrestling
Winter Olympic Sports	Ice sports (Curling, Figure, Speed, Short Track skating, Ice Hockey) Winter sports (Alpine skiing, Nordic skiing, Biathlon, Bobsleigh, Luge, Skeleton, Ski jumping, Ski touring, Snowboarding)
Other IOC Recognised Sports	Air sports Auto racing Bandy Baseball & Softball Billiard Sports Boules Bowling Bridge Chess Cricket Dance sport Floorball Korfball Lifesaving Motorcycle sport Mountaineering and Climbing Netball Orienteering Pelota Vasca Polo Powerboating Racquetball Roller sports (In-line hockey, Rink hockey, Roller speed skating) Rugby Sport climbing Squash Sumo Surfing Tug of war Underwater sports Water Ski Wushu
Paralympics and Disabled Sports
Others Sports	Rugby League Rugby Union
Italian National Olympic Committee Italian Paralympic Committee

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