Tunisian Handball Federation

Tunisian Handball Federation

Founded	October 1956
Type	Handball federation
Location	Tunis
Area served	Tunisia
Key people	Karim Hleli
Website	Site officiel de la FTHB

The Tunisian Handball Federation (French: Fédération tunisienne de handball) (FTHB) is the national handball association in Tunisia. FTHB organizes team handball within Tunisia and represents Tunisian handball internationally. The federation is a member of the African Handball Federation (CAHB) and the International Handball Federation (IHF). The president of FTHB is Karim Hleli.

Presidents

Period	Head President
1956–1963	Jalel Agha
1963–1965	Noureddine Kedidi
1965–1966	Abdelhamid Bellamine
1966–1974	Slim Ben Ghachem
1974–1980	Abdelhamid Mlayeh
1980–1982	Ali Toumi
1982–1986	Abderrazak Naccache
1986–1988	Bechir Ben Aissa
1988–1992	Mouldi Ayari

Period	Head President
1992–1994	Afif Kilani
1994–1998	Rafik Khouaja
1998–2002	Youssef Kortobi
2002–2004	Rafik Khouaja
2004–2006	Youssef Kortobi
2006–2008	Yassine Boudhina
2008–2012	Mehdi Khouaja
2012–20..	Karim Hleli

Honours

National Team (Men)

World Championship

Fourth (1): 2005

Summer Olympics

Eight (1): 2012

Mediterranean Games

Runner-up (1): 2001

Third (4): 1967, 1979, 2005, 2009

African Championship

Winner (9): 1974, 1976, 1979, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2012

Runner-up (5): 1985, 1992, 1996, 2004, 2008

Third (6): 1981, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1991, 2000

National Team (women)

Summer Olympics

did not qualify

World Championship

Twelfth (1): 1975

African Championship

Winner (2): 1974, 1976

Runner-up (4): 1981, 2006, 2010, 2012

Third (2): 2000, 2002

National youth teams (Boys)

Junior World Championship

Third (1): 2011

Youth World Championship

Fourth (1): 2009

African Junior Championship

Winner (4): 2002, 2008, 2012, 2016

Runner-up (6): 1980, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2010

Third (5): 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1996

African Youth Championship

Winner (1): 2016

Runner-up (4): 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012

National youth teams (Girls)

Junior World Championship

14th (1): 2001

Youth World Championship

11th (1): 2006

African Junior Championship

Runner-up (4) : 1992, 2000, 2004, 2009

Third (1): 2011

African Youth Championship

Third (1): 2011

References

External links

Tunisian Handball (French)
Tunisian Handball Info (Arabic)

Sports in Tunisia

Main articles	Sports in Tunisia Professional sport in Tunisia Baseball in Tunisia Tunisian football Cycling in Tunisia Rugby league in Tunisia Rugby union in Tunisia Shooting sports in Tunisia Soccer in Tunisia Surfing in Tunisia Volleyball in Tunisia

Significant figures	Members of Tunisia's Sports Hall of Fame Members of Tunisia's Olympic Hall of Fame Athletes of the 20th Century Bobbie Rosenfeld Award (female) Velma Springstead Trophy (female) Lionel Conacher Award (male)

Tunisia at the..	Olympics Paralympics Mediterranean Games All-Africa Games

Summer Olympics stats	1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012

National sports teams	Bandy Badminton Baseball Basketball (men - women) Cricket (men – women) Field hockey (men – women) Floorball (men - men's U-19 - women) Soccer (men – men's youth – women) Softball (men - women) Tennis (Davis Cup - Fed Cup) Volleyball (men – women) Water polo (men – women) Rugby Rugby league Rugby union (sevens)

Soccer	Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 Tunisian President Cup

Baseball	Teams... Active Baseball teams Defunct baseball teams

Other sports	Teams... Basketball Lacrosse Soccer Tournaments... Golf Motorsport Tennis Cycle Soccer Horse races Curling

Governing bodies	Athletics Tunisia Aquatic Federation of Tunisia Baseball Tunisia Biathlon Tunisia Bobsleigh Tunisia Skeleton Basketball Tunisian Blind Sport Association Tunisian Canoe Association Tunisian Cerebral Palsy Sports Association Tunisian Curling Association Tunisian Cycling Association Tunisian Football Federation Tunisian Freestyle Ski Association Tunisian Handball Federation Tunisian Interuniversity Sport Tunisian Lacrosse Association Tunisian Luge Association Tunisian Olympic Committee Tunisian Orienteering Federation Tunisian Paralympic Committee Tunisia Rugby League Tunisian Snowboard Federation Tunisian Swimming Federation Tunisian Wheelchair Basketball Association Tunisian Wheelchair Sports Association Tunisian Yachting Association Cricket Tunisia (Tunisian Hockey League) Diving Equine Tunisia Federation of Tunisian Archers Field Hockey Floorball Tunisia Golf Tunisia Hockey Tunisia Judo Tunisia Karate Tunisia Rowing Tunisia Rugby Tunisia Sport Tunisia Table Tennis Tunisia Tennis Tunisia Tunisian Volleyball Federation Water Polo

Related	ParticipACTION List of stadiums in Tunisia List of Tunisia Games

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National members of the International Handball Federation (IHF)

African Handball
Confederation (CAHB)

Asian Handball
Federation (AHF)

AFG
BAN
BHU
BRN
BRU
CAM
CHN
HKG
IND
INA
IRI
IRQ
JOR
JPN
KAZ
KGZ
KOR
KSA
KUW ǂ
LAO
LIB
MAC
MAS
MDV
MGL
MYA
NEP
OMN
PAK
PLE
PHI
PRK
QAT
SIN
SRI
SYR
THA
TJK
TKM
TPE
UAE
UZB
VIE
YEM

European Handball
Federation (EHF)

Oceania Continent
Handball Federation
(OCHF)

Pan-American Team
Handball Federation
(PATHF)

Caribbean	ANT BAR CUB DMA DOM HAI LCA PUR SKN TRI

Central America	BIZ CRC ESA GUA HON NCA PAN

Northern America	CAN GRL MEX USA

South America	ARG BOL BRA CHI COL ECU PAR PER URU VEN

Affiliated Members

ǂ = suspended by the IHF

National sports teams of Tunisia

Male teams	Basketball M U-17 M U-19 M 3x3 Beach Soccer Football M U-17 M U-20 Futsal Handball Ice hockey Rugby union Sevens Tennis Volleyball Water polo

Female teams	Basketball W U-17 W U-19 W 3x3 Football Handball Rugby union Sevens Tennis Volleyball

All-Africa Games Mediterranean Games Olympics Paralympics

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