The Hans Baumann Trophy, which was endowed by the Spanish members of the IHF, commemorates the late President of the IHF (1950 to 1971), Hans Baumann. It is awarded to IHF member federations from 1972 to 2015. In 2017, the IHF Council decided to reform and rename it as the IHF President's Development Award.

Hans Baumann Trophy
SportHandball
Awarded forAwarded for extraordinary contribution to the development of Handball
Local nameTrophée Hans Baumann (French)
Presented byInternational Handball Federation
History
First award1972
Editions22
Final award2015
First winnerUnited Kingdom British Handball Association
Most recentDenmark Danish Handball Federation
Websiteihf.info

History

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The Hans Baumann Trophy was awarded to a member federation every two years at the IHF Congress from 1972 to 2015. It was awarded for particular services to the development and spread of Handball in the member federation's own country and/or throughout the world.

The recipient was selected and the trophy awarded by the IHF Council at the recommendation of the IHF Executive Committee. Member federations may submit a detailed recommendation to the IHF Head Office, specifying the reasons, no later than six months before the Congress.

The member federation receiving the award was given a diploma drawn up by the donors and a small replica of the trophy.

In 1986, Royal Spanish Handball Federation has been selected as the recipient of the Hans Baumann Trophy. The Royal Spanish Handball Federation has made a particular contribution by organizing the symposium and special tournament for studying and testing new ideas for the format of the game.

In 2002, Handball Federation of Russia has been selected as the recipient of the Hans Baumann Trophy. The Handball Union of Russia was awarded the trophy for the great contribution to the world development of this sport.

In 2017, IHF Council decided to reframe and rename it as the IHF President's Development Award.

List of winners

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From the commencement of the Trophy till 2015 when the award was reformed and renamed as IHF President's Development Award, the trophy has been awarded to the following national handball federations for their extra ordinary contribution to the development of Handball.

Year Winner
1972   British Handball Association
1974   Italian Handball Federation
1976   Algerian Handball Federation
1978   Kuwait Handball Association
1980   French Handball Federation
1982   Korea Handball Federation
1984   Federation de Handball du Congo
1986   Royal Spanish Handball Federation
1988   Austrian Handball Association
1990   Portuguese Handball Federation
1992   Federation Ivoirienne de Handball
1994 None awarded
1996   Brazilian Handball Confederation
1998   Japan Handball Association
2000   Chinese Handball Association
2002   Handball Union of Russia
2004   Croatian Handball Federation
2007   Romanian Handball Federation
2009   German Handball Association
2011   Argentinean Handball Confederation
2013   Danish Handball Federation
2015 None awarded

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