The fast-paced modern team game of handball was first played towards the end of the 19th century in Scandinavia and Germany. Field handball was first recognised at the turn of the century, and G. Wallström introduced the sport of "handball" to Sweden in 1910.

Who is the founder of handball?

It was Karl Schelenz (1890 - 1956) that made Torball suitable for men's practice in 1919 (British Columbia Handball Federation, n.d.), which is why he is deemed the founder of handball as a modern sport (International Olympic Committee, 1986).

What is history of handball?

History. One of the oldest of ball games, handball has been traced back to the baths of Rome. Played later as a bare-handed game called pelota in Spain and France, it was the forerunner of modern jai alai. Handball was adapted in the British Isles during the 16th century and called fives (q.v.).