IHF Referee’s Badge of Honour
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Bronze Referee's Badge of Honour
The Referee’s Badge of Honour in Bronze is awarded to all active referees who have passed an international referee course and are included in the IHFInternational Handball Federation
The International Handball Federation, often referred to by the acronym IHF, is the administrative and controlling body for International team handball.- Championships :*World Men's Handball Championship*World Women's Handball Championship...
referee list.
Silver Referee's Badge of Honour
The Referee’s Badge of Honour in Silver is awarded to all active IHF referees who are included in the IHF list of elite referees and/or have taken part in a MenWorld Junior Men's Handball Championship
The Junior World Championship in team handball for men has been organized by the International Handball Federation since 1977.-Tournaments:-Medal table:* IHF considers Russia as the inheritor of the records of Soviet Union....
’s or Women
World Junior Women's Handball Championship
The Junior World Championship in team handball for women has been organized by the International Handball Federation since 1977.-Tournaments:-Medal table:* IHF considers Russia as the inheritor of the records of Soviet Union....
’s Junior World Championship, a Men
World Youth Men's Handball Championship
The Youth World Championship in team handball for men has been organized by the International Handball Federation since 2005.-Tournaments:-Medal table:...
’s or Women
World Youth Women's Handball Championship
The Youth World Championship in team handball for women has been organized by the International Handball Federation since 2006.-Tournaments:-Medal table:-Participating nations:-References:*...
’s Youth World Championship or a Beach Handball World Championship
Beach Handball World Championships
The Beach Handball World Championship is a biannual beach handball competition for women's and men's national teams. It was first organized by the International Handball Federation in 2004.- Men :- Women :- Overall medal count :...
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Gold Referee's Badge of Honour
The Referee’s Badge of Honour in Gold is awarded to all referees who have taken part in Olympic GamesHandball at the Summer Olympics
Team handball was introduced as an Olympic sport for men at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, but dropped after that, only to be resumed at the 1972 Summer Olympics, again on German territory...
or Men
World Men's Handball Championship
The World Championship in team handball for men has been organized by the International Handball Federation since 1938.- History :In 1938, the first indoor handball world championship was played in the Deutschlandhalle in Berlin, Germany on 5 February and 6 February...
’s or Women
World Women's Handball Championship
The World Championship in team handball for women has been organized by the International Handball Federation since 1957.- Championships :- Overall medal count :- Participation history :-Largest winning margin:Source: - External links :*...
’s World Championships.
For all three levels, the referees, besides having the required technical qualifications, must serve as suitable role models as regards their strict neutrality and personal behaviour.
Award
The award consists of the Referee’s Badge of Honour in Bronze, Silver or Gold plus a diploma and a cloth badge for the particular level.The referee should wear the cloth badge on his/her clothing when refereeing international games.
The honouring is awarded by the Council at the recommendation of the IHF Playing Rules and Referees Commission. The Badge of Honour is presented by the PRC president or his representative.