[15] In 1992, Gheorghe Gruia of Romania was named Best Player of All Time by the International Handball Federation.

[16][17] In 2000, Magnus Wislander of Sweden and Zinaida Turchyna of Ukraine were elected Players of the 20th Century by the IHF.

[18][19] In 2010, Ivano Balić of Croatia and Svetlana Kitić of Yugoslavia were voted Best Players Ever in an online poll organized by the IHF.

[23] And in 2011, the fans voted for Luminița Dinu (born Huțupan) as best female goalkeeper ever.

[24] Previously in 2009, Steffen Fäth and Cristina Neagu respectively won Rookie of the Year award for male and female.