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Romania men's national handball team
National sports team
National sports team
| Field | Value | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Romania | ||||||
| Badge | Romanian Handball Federation logo.png | ||||||
| Badge_size | 250px | ||||||
| Association | Romanian Handball Federation | ||||||
| Coach | George Buricea | ||||||
| Assistant coach | Mihai Popescu | ||||||
| Most caps | Alexandru Buligan (280) | ||||||
| Most goals | Vasile Stîngă (1414) | ||||||
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| Summer Olympics apps | 6 | ||||||
| Summer Olympics first | 1936 | ||||||
| Summer Olympics best | 2nd (1976) | ||||||
| World cup apps | 14 | ||||||
| World cup first | 1958 | ||||||
| World cup best | 1st (1961, 1964, 1970, 1974) | ||||||
| Regional name | European Championship | ||||||
| Regional cup apps | 3 | ||||||
| Regional cup first | 1994 | ||||||
| Regional cup best | 9th (1996) | ||||||
| updated | 8 November 2013 |
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The Romania men's national handball team is governed by the Romanian Handball Federation () 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.
Competitive record
Champions Runners-up Third Place Fourth Place
Olympic Games
| Olympic record | Games | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Total | 6/16 | – | 32 | 20 | 2 | 10 | 631 | 554 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER 1936 Berlin | Match for 5th place | 5th of 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 29 | ||||||||||
| Not held from 1948 to 1968 | ||||||||||||||||||
| FRG 1972 Munich | Third Place | 3rd of 16 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 98 | 81 | ||||||||||
| CAN 1976 Montreal | Runners-up | 2nd of 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 106 | 90 | ||||||||||
| URS 1980 Moscow | Third Place | 3rd of 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 139 | 106 | ||||||||||
| USA 1984 Los Angeles | Third Place | 3rd of 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 143 | 110 | ||||||||||
| KOR 1988 Seoul | Did Not qualify | |||||||||||||||||
| ESP 1992 Barcelona | Match for 7th place | 8th of 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 126 | 138 | ||||||||||
| USA 1996 Atlanta | Did Not qualify | |||||||||||||||||
| AUS 2000 Sydney | ||||||||||||||||||
| GRE 2004 Athens | ||||||||||||||||||
| CHN 2008 Beijing | ||||||||||||||||||
| GBR 2012 London | ||||||||||||||||||
| BRA 2016 Rio de Janeiro | ||||||||||||||||||
| JPN 2020 Tokyo | ||||||||||||||||||
| FRA 2024 Paris | ||||||||||||||||||
| USA 2028 Los Angeles | To be determined | |||||||||||||||||
| AUS 2032 Brisbane |
World Championship
| World Championship record | Year | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | +/- | Total | 14/29 | 92 | 57 | 4 | 31 | 2076 | 1840 | +236 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nazi Germany 1938 | did not enter | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sweden 1954 | |||||||||||||||||||
| East Germany 1958 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 50 | −10 | |||||||||||
| West Germany 1961 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 89 | 67 | +22 | |||||||||||
| Czechoslovakia 1964 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 88 | +48 | |||||||||||
| Sweden 1967 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 114 | 87 | +27 | |||||||||||
| France 1970 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 94 | 68 | +26 | |||||||||||
| East Germany 1974 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 111 | 81 | +30 | |||||||||||
| Denmark 1978 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 132 | 107 | +25 | |||||||||||
| West Germany 1982 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 174 | 152 | +22 | |||||||||||
| Switzerland 1986 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 146 | 147 | −1 | |||||||||||
| Czechoslovakia 1990 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 168 | 142 | +26 | |||||||||||
| Sweden 1993 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 143 | 152 | −9 | |||||||||||
| Iceland 1995 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 246 | 241 | +5 | |||||||||||
| Japan 1997 | did not qualify | ||||||||||||||||||
| Egypt 1999 | |||||||||||||||||||
| France 2001 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Portugal 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tunisia 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Germany 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Croatia 2009 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 288 | 268 | +20 | |||||||||||
| Sweden 2011 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 195 | 190 | +5 | |||||||||||
| Spain 2013 | did not qualify | ||||||||||||||||||
| Qatar 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||
| France 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Denmark/Germany 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Egypt 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Poland/Sweden 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Croatia/Denmark/Norway 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Germany 2027 | To be determined | ||||||||||||||||||
| France/Germany 2029 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Denmark/Iceland/Norway 2031 |
European Championship
| European Championship record | Year | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | +/- | Total | 4/20 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 450 | 518 | −68 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POR 1994 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 151 | 156 | −5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| ESP 1996 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 145 | 161 | −16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| ITA 1998 | did not qualify | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CRO 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SWE 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SLO 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CHE 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOR 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AUT 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SRB 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DNK 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| POL 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CRO 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AUTSWE NOR 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| HungarySlovakia 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Germany 2024 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 73 | 98 | −25 | ||||||||||||||||||
| DenmarkNorwaySweden 2026 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 81 | 103 | −22 | ||||||||||||||||||
| PortugalSpainSwitzerland 2028 | To be determined | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Czech RepublicDenmarkPoland 2030 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FranceGermany 2032 |
Current squad
Roster for the 2024 European Men's Handball Championship.
Head coach: Xavier Pascual Fuertes
References
References
- (28 December 2023). "România a revenit fantastic și s-a calificat în finala "Trofeului Carpați 2023" » Xavi Pascual, criză de nervi fără precedent în prima repriză". gsp.ro.
- (12 January 2024). "Team roster: Romania". res.ehf.eu.
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