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.
| Sport | Handball |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Awarded for extraordinary contribution to the development of Handball |
| Local name | Trophée Hans Baumann (French) |
| Presented by | International Handball Federation |
| History | |
| First award | 1972 |
| Editions | 22 |
| Final award | 2015 |
| First winner |  British Handball Association |
| Most recent |  Danish Handball Federation |
| Website | ihf |
History edit
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 edit
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 |
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| 1972 | British Handball Association
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| 1974 |  Italian Handball Federation
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| 1976 |  Algerian Handball Federation
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| 1978 |  Kuwait Handball Association
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| 1980 |  French Handball Federation
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| 1982 |  Korea Handball Federation
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| 1984 |  Federation de Handball du Congo
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| 1986 |  Royal Spanish Handball Federation
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| 1988 |  Austrian Handball Association
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| 1990 |  Portuguese Handball Federation
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| 1992 |  Federation Ivoirienne de Handball
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| 1994 | None awarded |
| 1996 |  Brazilian Handball Confederation
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| 1998 |  Japan Handball Association
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| 2000 |  Chinese Handball Association
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| 2002 |  Handball Union of Russia
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| 2004 |  Croatian Handball Federation
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| 2007 |  Romanian Handball Federation
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| 2009 |  German Handball Association
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| 2011 |  Argentinean Handball Confederation
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| 2013 | Danish Handball Federation
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| 2015 | None awarded |