Iozefina Ștefănescu (Hungarian: Ugron Jozefina; née Ugron; 3 January 1932 – 25 October 2015) was a Romanian handballer who played for the Romanian national team.[1] She was the captain of the Romania national team that won the 1962 IHF World Championship. At club level, she played for ICEF București or Știința București.

Iozefina Ștefănescu
Personal information
Born (1932-01-03)3 January 1932
Covasna, Romania
Died 25 October 2015(2015-10-25) (aged 83)
Nationality Romanian
Playing position Centre back
National team
Years Team
Romania
Medal record
Outdoor World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1956 West Germany
Gold medal – first place 1960 Netherlands
Indoor World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1962 Romania

International trophies edit

References edit

  1. ^ "COMUNICAT DE PRESĂ (11 iunie 2009) REF: Ceremonia de decorare a unor sportivi şi antrenori, campioni mondiali ai handbalului românesc" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-02-26. Retrieved 2019-09-29.