Ukraine , torball in Germany and local versions in Ireland and Uruguay . Contemporary handball was formed at the end of the 19th century in northern Europe , mainly in Denmark , Germany , Norway and Sweden . Dane Holger Nielsen wrote the first rules and rules of modern handball ( håndbold ) in 1898 ( he published them in 1906 ) - among others 3 seconds to hold the ball or ban on running with the ball . Another set of rules of the game was published on October 29 , 1917 by Max Heiser . In his assumption it was supposed to be a game for women , more friendly for them than the newly created " male " football .
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This date is taken for the birth of handball . In 1919 , the rules of the game were developed by Carl Schelenza , who introduced rules that would make this discipline more attractive for men . The first inter-state match was played on September 13 , 1925 in Halle : Germany - Austria 6 : 3 . During the Olympic Games in Amsterdam in 1928 , the first International Federation of Amateur Handball ( IAHF ) was established . The first world championships of men ' s teams 7- ( the socalled Danish version ) and 11-person ( the so-called German version ) were played in 1938 in Germany . In both categories , the hosts won . The women ' s world championship has been played since 1957 . For several years , both forms of handball existed side by side , but the game with the participation of 11 players
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