IHF President's Development Award


IHF President's Development Award is awarded by the International Handball Federation to its member federations for the spread and development of handball in their own countries and/or through the world. It is awarded by the IHF President or his representative every two year at the IHF Congress.

History

The IHF President’s Development Award is awarded to IHF member federations. It is granted to two Member Federations every two years at the IHF Congress. Formerly it is known as the Hans Baumann Trophy until 2015.
It is awarded for particular services to the development and spread of handball in the Member Federations’ own countries and/or throughout the world. The recipients are selected and the award granted by the IHF Council at the recommendation of the IHF Executive Committee. After invitation by the IHF, Member Federations may submit a completed IHF questionnaire no later than six months before the Congress.
The Member Federations receiving the award are given a diploma and a small replica of the award. The IHF President’s Development Award is granted to two applicants on two levels:

Handball developed countries

Following is the list of winners of IHF President's Development Award for Handball developed countries:
YearWinnerOther candidates
2017 Handball Federation of Russia,,,,
2019 Norwegian Handball Federation,,

Emerging federations

Following is the list of winners of IHF President's Development Award for Handball emerging federations:
YearWinnerOther candidates
2017 Mongolian Handball Federation,,,,,,
2019 Cuba Handball FederationNo application received from any country, IHF Executive Committee recommended to grant the award to Cuba due to their achievements in 2018-19