Tor Lian

Tor Lian (13 June 1945 – 14 July 2016) was a Norwegian sports official.

His Excellency Tor Lian
2nd Honorary President of European Handball Federation
In office 22 June 2012 – 17 June 2016
President	Jean Brihault
Vice President	Arne Elovsson
Preceded by	Staffan Holmqvist
Succeeded by	Jean Brihault
2nd President of European Handball Federation
In office 18 December 2004 – 22 June 2012
Vice President	Jean Brihault
Preceded by	Staffan Holmqvist
Succeeded by	Jean Brihault
11th President of Norwegian Handball Federation
In office 1985–1999
Preceded by	Thorleif Gange
Succeeded by	Karl-Arne Johannessen
Personal details
Born	13 June 1945 Trondheim (Kingdom of Norway)
Died	17 June 2016(2016-06-17) (aged 71) Oslo (Kingdom of Norway)
Profession	Sports Administrator

Lian was the president of the Norwegian Handball Federation from 1985 to 1999 and the European Handball Federation from 2004 to 2012. He was the vice president of the Norwegian Olympic Committee from 1990 to 1996 and board member of the Norwegian Confederation of Sports from 1991 to 1996.^[1] He became an honorary member of the Norwegian Confederation of Sports in 2010. He died in July 2016.^[2][3]

References

1. "Tor Lian er død" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
2. Singdahlsen, Karl Filip (15 July 2016). "Den tidligere håndballederen Tor Lian er død" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Confederation of Sports. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
3. "European Handball Federation - Tor Lian 1945 - 2016 / Article". www.eurohandball.com. Retrieved 2019-01-12.

Sporting positions
Preceded by Staffan Holmqvist	President of the European Handball Federation 2004-2012	Succeeded by Jean Brihault