Romania men's national handball team
The Romania men's national handball team is governed by the Romanian Handball Federation (Romanian: Romanian Federaţia Română de Handbal) and takes part in international handball competitions. Romania was for many decades the most successful nation in handball with 4 gold medal wins at the World Championships, they served as a model for the sport. However, Romania has failed to win a medal since 1990.
| Romania | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Information | |||
| Association | Romanian Handball Federation | ||
| Coach | George Buricea | ||
| Assistant coach | Mihai Popescu | ||
| Most caps | Alexandru Buligan (280) | ||
| Most goals | Vasile Stîngă (1414) | ||
| Colours | |||
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| Results | |||
| Summer Olympics | |||
| Appearances | 6 (First in 1936) | ||
| Best result | 2nd (1976) | ||
| World Championship | |||
| Appearances | 14 (First in 1958) | ||
| Best result | 1st (1961, 1964, 1970, 1974) | ||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 3 (First in 1994) | ||
| Best result | 9th (1996) | ||
| Last updated on 8 November 2013. | |||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Romania | ||
| Men's Handball | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| 1972 Munich | Team | |
| 1976 Montreal | Team | |
| 1980 Moscow | Team | |
| 1984 Los Angeles | Team | |
| World Championship | ||
| 1961 West Germany | Team | |
| 1964 Czechoslovakia | Team | |
| 1967 Sweden | Team | |
| 1970 France | Team | |
| 1974 East Germany | Team | |
| 1990 Czechoslovakia | Team | |
| World Outdoor Championship | ||
| 1959 Austria | Team | |
Competitive record
Champions Runners-up Third Place Fourth Place
Olympic Games
| Olympic record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1936 Berlin | Match for 5th place | 5th of 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 29 |
| Not held from 1948 to 1968 | ||||||||
| 1972 Munich | Third Place | 3rd of 16 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 98 | 81 |
| 1976 Montreal | Runners-up | 2nd of 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 106 | 90 |
| 1980 Moscow | Third Place | 3rd of 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 139 | 106 |
| 1984 Los Angeles | Third Place | 3rd of 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 143 | 110 |
| 1988 Seoul | Did Not qualify | |||||||
| 1992 Barcelona | Match for 7th place | 8th of 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 126 | 138 |
| 1996 Atlanta | Did Not qualify | |||||||
| 2000 Sydney | ||||||||
| 2004 Athens | ||||||||
| 2008 Beijing | ||||||||
| 2012 London | ||||||||
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | ||||||||
| 2020 Tokyo | ||||||||
| 2024 Paris | ||||||||
| Total | 6/14 | – | 32 | 20 | 2 | 10 | 631 | 554 |
World Championship
| World Championship record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | +/- |
| 1938 | did not enter | |||||||
| 1954 | ||||||||
| 1958 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 50 | −10 |
| 1961 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 89 | 67 | +22 |
| 1964 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 88 | +48 |
| 1967 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 114 | 87 | +27 |
| 1970 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 94 | 68 | +26 |
| 1974 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 111 | 81 | +30 |
| 1978 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 131 | 106 | +25 |
| 1982 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 164 | 152 | +12 |
| 1986 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 146 | 147 | −1 |
| 1990 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 168 | 142 | +26 |
| 1993 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 143 | 152 | −9 |
| 1995 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 147 | 152 | −5 |
| 1997 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 1999 | ||||||||
| 2001 | ||||||||
| 2003 | ||||||||
| 2005 | ||||||||
| 2007 | ||||||||
| 2009 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 141 | 135 | +6 |
| 2011 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 132 | 123 | +9 |
| 2013 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 2015 | ||||||||
| 2017 | ||||||||
| / 2019 | ||||||||
| 2021 | ||||||||
| / 2023 | ||||||||
| // 2025 | ||||||||
| 2027 | To be determined | |||||||
| / 2029 | ||||||||
| // 2031 | ||||||||
| Total | 14/29 | 83 | 51 | 4 | 28 | 25 | 1756 | 1553 |
Current squad
Roster for the 2024 European Men's Handball Championship.[1][2]
Head coach: Xavier Pascual Fuertes
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References
- "România a revenit fantastic și s-a calificat în finala "Trofeului Carpați 2023" » Xavi Pascual, criză de nervi fără precedent în prima repriză" (in Romanian). gsp.ro. 28 December 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- "Team roster: Romania". res.ehf.eu. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
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