NEWS: More than 50 positions will be voted for at EHF Congress 2021, and 139 nominations have been received. Check here who the candidates are.
The EHF Congress 2021 gathers in Vienna on Friday and Saturday this week, and with 139 nominations received for 53 open spots in total, the interest for the top positions in European handball is high.
On the eve of the congress, we list the overview of everyone who has been nominated.
List of candidates for EHF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Function |
Elected period 2016 - 2021 |
Candidature period 2021 - 2025 |
President |
Michael Wiederer (AUT) |
Michael Wiederer (AUT) |
1st Vice President |
Predrag Boskovic (MNE) |
Predrag Boskovic (MNE) Tjark de Lange (NED) |
Vice President Finances |
Henrik La Cour (DEN) |
Henrik La Cour (DEN) |
Chairperson Competitions Commission |
Bozidar Djurkovic (SRB) |
Thierry Wagner (LUX) Bozidar Djurkovic (SRB) |
Chairperson Methods Commission |
Jerzy Eliasz (POL) |
Pedro Sequiera (POR) |
Chairperson Beach Handball Commission |
Ole R. Jorstad (NOR) |
Gabriella Horvath (HUN) Marek Goralczyk (POL) |
EXEC Member 1 EXEC Member 2 EXEC Member 3 |
Stefan Lövgren (SWE) Gabriella Horvath (HUN) Anrijs Brencans (LAT) |
Francisco V. Blazquez Garcia (ESP) Jerome Fernandez (FRA) Bob Hanning (GER) Gabriella Horvath (HUN) Eugen Saracini (KOS) Anrijs Brencans (LAT) Tjark de Lange (NED) Bente Aksnes (NOR) Alexandru Mihai Dedu (ROU) Sergey Shishkarev (RUS) Franjo Bobinac (SLO) Stefan Lövgren (SWE)
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Representative Professional Handball Board |
Xavier O'Callaghan (ESP) (until 2018) Gerd Butzeck (GER) (from 2018) |
via PHB |
Representative Women's Handball Board |
Narcisa Lecusanu (ROU) (until 2018) Nodjialem Myaro (FRA) (from 2018) |
via WHB |
Representative Nations Board |
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via NB |
List of candidates for Competitions Commission
Function |
Elected period 2016 - 2021 |
Candidature period 2021 - 2025 |
Chairperson |
elected with EHF EXEC |
elected with EHF EXEC |
Member Men's Competitions |
Jan Kampmann (DEN) |
Tomislav Lukic (CRO) Jan Kampmann (DEN) |
Member Women's Competitions |
Carmen Manchado (ESP) |
Diana Box Alonso (ESP) |
Member Refereeing |
Dragan Nachevski (MKD) |
Jiri Konecny (CZE) Denis Reibel (FRA) Jutta Ehrmann-Wolf (GER) Dragan Nachevski (MKD) |
Member Men's Club Competitions |
Radoslaw Wasiak (POL) (until 2018) Emeric Paillasson (FRA) (from 2018) |
via MFCH |
Member Women's Club Competitions |
Thomas Hylle (DEN) (from 2018) |
via WFCH |
List of candidates for Methods Commission
Function |
Elected period 2016 - 2021 |
Candidature period 2021 - 2025 |
Chairperson |
elected with EHF EXEC |
elected with EHF EXEC |
Methods and Coaching |
Sjors Röttger (NED) (until 2019) Marta Bon (SLO) (from 2019) |
Patrick Luig (GER) Monique Tijsterman (NED) Marta Bon (SLO) Yavuz Taskiran (TUR) |
Education and Training |
Peter Kovacs (HUN) |
Maria Carmen Manchado Lopez (ESP) Patrick Luig (GER) Peter Kovacs (HUN) Alexandru Acsinte (ROU) |
Youth, School Sports, and Non-competitive Sports |
Klaus Feldmann (GER) |
Lidija Bojic-Cacic (CRO) Yavuz Taskiran (TUR) |
Member Development |
Pedro Sequiera (POR) |
Lidija Bojic-Cacic (CRO) Maria Carmen Manchado Lopez (ESP) Pedro Sequiera (POR) |
Member* |
Marta Bon (SLO) (until 2019) |
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*gender representative
List of candidates for Beach Handball Commission
Function |
Elected period 2016 - 2021 |
Candidature period 2021 - 2025 |
Chairperson |
elected with EHF EXEC |
elected with EHF EXEC |
Events & Competitions |
Marco Trespidi (ITA) |
Francisco Ordonez Sanchez (ESP) Jerome Rolland (FRA) Jens Pfänder (GER) Emir Beslija (MNE) Siv Oye Carlsen (NOR) Marek Goralczyk (POL) Ayberk Dilmen (TUR)
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Officiating |
Ivan Sabovik (SVK) |
Jiri Opava (CZE) Marco Trespidi (ITA) Mateja Kavcic (SLO) Ivan Sabovik (SVK) |
Game Design and Coaching |
Juan Carlos Zapardiel (ESP) (until 2019) Jelena Eric (Rakonjac) (from 2019) |
Francisco Ordonez Sanchez (ESP) Jens Pfänder (GER) Marco Trespidi (ITA) |
Development and Promotion |
Georgios Bebetsos (GRE) |
Tomica Madjercic (CRO) Renaud Baldacci (FRA) Mario Bernardes (POR) Tudor Mihai Marta (ROU) Jelena Eric (SRB) Ivan Sabovik (SVK) Ayberk Dilmen (TUR)
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Member* |
Jelena Rakonjac (SRB (until 2019) |
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*gender representative
List of candidates for EHF Comptrollers
Function |
Elected period 2016 - 2021 |
Candidature period 2021 - 2025 |
Member 1 |
Alain Koubi (FRA) |
Robert Prettenthaler (AUT) |
Member 2 |
Jutta Ehrmann-Wolf (GER) (until 2017) Robert Prettenthaler (AUT) (from 2017) |
Thomas Ludewig (GER) |
Substitute |
Robert Prettenthaler (AUT) (until 2017) Thomas Ludewig (GER) (from 2018) |
Thomas Ludewig (GER) |
List of candidates for EHF Court of Handball
Function |
Elected period 2016 - 2021 |
Candidature period 2021 - 2025 |
President |
Panos Antoniou (CYP) |
Kristian Johansen (FAR) Ioannis Karanasos (GRE) |
Vice President
Vice President
|
Henk Lenaerts (NED) (until 2020)
Kristian Johansen (FAR)
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Kristian Johansen (FAR) Andreas Thiel (GER) Ioannis Karanasos (GRE) Sorin-Laurentiu Dinu (ROU) |
Member 1
Member 2
Member 3
Member 4
Member 5
Member 6
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Elena Borras Alcaraz (ESP)
Ioannis Karanasos (GRE)
Libena Sramkova (CZE)
Yvonne Leuthold (SUI)
Urmo Sitsi (EST)
Viktor Konopliastyi (UKR)
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Rositza Dimkova (BUL) Matea Horvat (CRO) Libena Sramkova (CZE) Urmo Sitsi (EST) Ilona Tordai (HUN) Shlomo Cohen (ISR) Michele Fanelli (ITA) Marius Devyzis (LTU) Alan Grima (MLT) André Hommen (NED) Sorin-Laurentiu Dinu (ROU) Maxim Gulevich (RUS) Milan Djukic (SRB) Yvonne Leuthold (SUI) Yevhen Petrushevskyi (UKR)
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List of candidates for the EHF Court of Appeal
Function |
Elected period 2016 - 2021 |
Candidature period 2021 - 2025 |
President |
Markus Plazer (AUT) |
Markus Plazer (AUT) |
Vice President |
Jens Bertel Rasmussen (DEN) |
Karsten Madsen (DEN) Nicolae Vizitiu (MDA) |
Member 1
Member 2
Member 3
Member 4
Member 5
Member 6 (nominated by EXEC)
Member 7 (nominated by EXEC)
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Nicolae Vizitiu (MDA)
Robert Czaplicki (POL)
Maxim Gulevich (RUS)
Roland Schneider (SUI)
Milan Petronijevic (SRB)
Janka Stasova (SVK)
Ketevan Koberidze (GEO)
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Ketevan Koberidze (GEO) Ilona Tordai (HUN) Shlomo Cohen (ISR) Paola Fiorillo (ITA) Izet Gjinovci (KOS) Marius Devyzis (LTU) Nicolae Vizitiu (MDA) Robert Czaplicki (POL) Paul Alexandru Mincu (ROU) Roman Lebedenko (RUS) Milan Petronijevic (SRB) Laura Manz (SUI) Janka Stasova (SVK) Yevhen Petrushevskyi (UKR)
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List of candidates for EHF Court of Arbitration Council
Function |
Elected period 2016 - 2021 |
Candidature period 2021 - 2025 |
President |
Francesco Purromuto (ITA) |
Giorgio Tedesco (ITA) |
Vice President |
Jacques Bettenfeld (FRA) |
Giorgio Tedesco (ITA) Remy Levy (FRA) |
Vice President |
Bogdan Sojkin (POL) |
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Vice President |
Wouter Lambrecht (BEL) |
via PHB/WHB |
List of candidates for EHF Nations Committee Men
Function |
Candidature period 2021 - 2025 |
Member 1 (national federation ranked 1 – 12)
|
Morten Stig Christensen (DEN) Elena Borras Alcaraz (ESP) Bertrand Gille (FRA) Mark Schober (GER) Uros Mohoric (SLO)
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Member 2 (national federation ranked 13 – 24) |
Andrei Baletski (BLR) Arik Deutch (ISR) Damian Drobik (POL) Alexandru Mihai Dedu (ROU) Sergei Ziza (RUS) Ingo Meckes (SUI)
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Member 3 (national federation ranked 25 – 36) |
Pirje Orasson (EST) Jari Henttonen (FIN) Stefano Podini (ITA) Thierry Wagner (LUX) Erno Kelecsenyi (SVK) Hikmet Vurgun (TUR) Oleksandr Gladun (UKR)
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Member 4 (national federation ranked 37 to 50) |
Fintan Lions (IRL) Alan Grima (MLT)
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Additional Member 5 & 6 (out of nominated and not elected members from groups 1 – 4)
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List of candidates for EHF Nations Comittee Women
Function |
Candidature period 2021 - 2025 |
Member 1 (national federation ranked 1 – 12) |
Nodjialem Myaro (FRA) Zoltan Kynsburg (HUN) Monique Tijsterman (NED) Cristina Varzaru (ROU) Liudmila Bodnieva (RUS) Jelena Eric (SRB)
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Member 2 (national federation ranked 13 – 24) |
Sarka Drozdova (CZE) Miglius Astrauskas (LTU) Monika Listkievicz (POL) Leonor Mallozi (POR)
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Member 3 (national federation ranked 25 – 36) |
Andrei Baletski (BLR) Paolo Fiorillo (ITA)
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Member 4 (national federation ranked 37 to 50) |
Anna Melkonyan (ARM) Pirje Orasson (EST)
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Additional Member 5 & 6 (out of nominated and not elected members from groups 1 – 4) |
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European Handball Federation