1. Karl Schelenz, founder of handball 1917 The first Field Handball World
Championships were played in Germany in 1938
The women’s version of the game was added in the 1976 Montreal Olympic
games ,
The first International Handball Federation (IHF) World Men’s Handball
Championship commenced in 1954. The IHF World Women’s Handball
Championship commenced in 1957.
The first senior National Handball Championship was held at Rohtak (Haryana)
in 1972.

2. Jagat Singh Chauhan who was Physical Education teacher
and hailed from Haryana. He was the first secretary of
Handball Federation of India.
ਜਗਤ ਸਸਿੰਘ ਚ੊ਹਾਨ ਜ੉ ਸਿ ਸਰੀਰਿ ਸਸਿੱਸਿਆ ਦੇ ਅਸਿਆਪਿ ਸਨ
ਅਤੇ ਹਸਰਆਣਾ ਦੇ ਰਸਹਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਸਨ। ਉਹ ਹੈਂਡਬਾਲ ਫੈਡਰੇਸ਼ਨ ਆਫ
ਇਿੰਡੀਆ ਦਾ ਪਸਹਲਾ ਸਿਿੱਤਰ ਸੀ

4. TOTAL NUMBER OF
PLAYERS 16