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 YearRecipientCountryNotes 1974 Paul Högberg IHF President (1971–1984) 1974 Aurelio Chiappero Secretary General of Italian Handball Federation 1976 Henrique Feist Founder of Portuguese Handball Federation 1976 Dr. Mohamed Fadali IHF Council Member (1970–1976) and President of Egyptian Handball Federation 2000 Bob Elphinston 2000 Gilbert Felli Sports Director at International Olympic Committee 2000 Rudi Glock IHF Treasurer (1988–2000) 2000 Pere Miro Director of Olympic Solidarity in International Olympic Committee 2000 Dr. Nabil Salem President of African Handball Confederation (1973–1978; 1993–1996), IHF Vice-President 2000 Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia 2002 Alberto de San Roman y de la Fuente IHF Vice-President 2002 Otto Schwarz IHF Council Member, Chairman of IHF COC 2002 Babacar Fall Posthumously Awarded; President of African Handball Confederation (1978–1993) 2002 Sheikh Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Posthumously Awarded; President of African Handball Confederation (1974–1990), IHF Vice-President 2002 Dr. Peter Buehning Sr. President of Pan-American Team Handball Federation (1977–1980; 1987–1996), IHF Council Member (1987–1996) 2009 André Amiel President of French Handball Federation (1996–2008) 2009 Cristian Gațu President of Romanian Handball Federation 2009 Jesus Lopez Ricondo 2009 Luis Santos 2009 Surinder Mohan Bali Secretary General of Handball Federation of India 2009 Shaul Selzer President of Israel Handball Association 2009 Aleksandar Dimitric President of Oceania Handball Federation (1993–1997) and Australian Handball Federation 2009 Vladimir Maksimov Former Handball at the 1976 Summer Olympics and Head Coach of Russia men's national handball team 2009 Muhammad Shafiq President of Pakistan Handball Federation 2009 Mihajlo Mihajlovski President 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 YearRecipientCountryNotes 1996 Robert Rosner 1996 Edmund Leser 1998 Aziz Derouaz 2000 Erik Elias Chairman of IHF PRC (1984–1996) 2000 Prof. Dr. Hans-Georg Herrmann IHF Council Member (1988–1996) 2000 Konstanrin Kotona
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. External links IHF Statuts Chapter XXI - Regulations of Awards