The IHF World Player of the Year is a handball award given annually to the player who is considered to have performed the best in the previous season, both at club and international competitions. It is awarded based on votes from experts, media and fans.
Video IHF World Player of the Year
About
The award was awarded by IHF since 1988 in both Men's and Women's Category separately.
No award was awarded in the year 1991, 1992, 1993.
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Women
Previous awards
While the IHF has only reported awards since 1988, other players have been voted best players in the world before.
Thus, the Romanian ?tefan Birtalan was elected World Player of the Year in 1974, 1976 and 1977.
Best players of all time
In 1992, Gheorghe Gruia of Romania was named Best Player of All Time by the International Handball Federation.
In 2000, the Swedish Magnus Wislander and the Ukrainian Zinaida Turchyna were elected Players of the 20th Century by the IHF.
References
External links
- All the previous World Handball Players on the IHF homepage
- World Handball Awards on the IHF homepage
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