EHF Congress 2021: Meet the candidates
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)
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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 | 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) |
*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)
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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) |
| Member* | Jelena Rakonjac (SRB (until 2019) |
*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) |
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Vice President Vice President |
Henk Lenaerts (NED) (until 2020) Kristian Johansen (FAR) |
Kristian Johansen (FAR) Andreas Thiel (GER) Ioannis Karanasos (GRE) Sorin-Laurentiu Dinu (ROU) |
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Member 1 Member 2 Member 3 Member 4 Member 5 Member 6 |
Elena Borras Alcaraz (ESP) Ioannis Karanasos (GRE) Libena Sramkova (CZE) Yvonne Leuthold (SUI) Urmo Sitsi (EST) Viktor Konopliastyi (UKR) |
Rositza Dimkova (BUL) |
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) |
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Member 1 Member 2 Member 3 Member 4 Member 5 Member 6 (nominated by EXEC) Member 7 (nominated by EXEC) |
Nicolae Vizitiu (MDA) Robert Czaplicki (POL) Maxim Gulevich (RUS) Roland Schneider (SUI) Milan Petronijevic (SRB) Janka Stasova (SVK) Ketevan Koberidze (GEO) |
Ketevan Koberidze (GEO) |
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) | |
| 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) |
| Member 2 (national federation ranked 13 – 24) |
Andrei Baletski (BLR) |
| Member 3 (national federation ranked 25 – 36) |
Pirje Orasson (EST) |
| Member 4 (national federation ranked 37 to 50) |
Fintan Lions (IRL) |
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Additional Member 5 & 6 (out of nominated and not elected members from groups 1 – 4) |
List of candidates for EHF Nations Comittee Women
| Function | Candidature period 2021 - 2025 |
| Member 1 (national federation ranked 1 – 12) |
Nodjialem Myaro (FRA) |
| Member 2 (national federation ranked 13 – 24) |
Sarka Drozdova (CZE) |
| Member 3 (national federation ranked 25 – 36) |
Andrei Baletski (BLR) |
| Member 4 (national federation ranked 37 to 50) |
Anna Melkonyan (ARM) |
| Additional Member 5 & 6 (out of nominated and not elected members from groups 1 – 4) |
