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.
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| 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 | ||
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Representing  Romania
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| Men's Handball | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
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1972 Munich | Team |
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1976 Montreal | Team |
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1980 Moscow | Team |
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1984 Los Angeles | Team |
| World Championship | ||
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1961 West Germany | Team |
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1964 Czechoslovakia | Team |
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1967 Sweden | Team |
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1970 France | Team |
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1974 East Germany | Team |
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1990 Czechoslovakia | Team |
| World Outdoor Championship | ||
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1959 Austria | Team |
Competitive record edit
Champions Runners-up Third Place Fourth Place
Olympic Games edit
| Olympic record | ||||||||
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| Games | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
 1936 Berlin
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Match for 5th place | 5th of 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 29 |
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 1972 Munich
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Third Place | 3rd of 16 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 98 | 81 |
 1976 Montreal
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Runners-up | 2nd of 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 106 | 90 |
 1980 Moscow
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Third Place | 3rd of 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 139 | 106 |
 1984 Los Angeles
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Third Place | 3rd of 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 143 | 110 |
 1988 Seoul
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 1992 Barcelona
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Match for 7th place | 8th of 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 126 | 138 |
| 1996 Atlanta
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Did Not qualify | |||||||
 2000 Sydney
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 2004 Athens
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 2008 Beijing
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 2012 London
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 2016 Rio de Janeiro
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 2020 Tokyo
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 2024 Paris
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| Total | 6/14 | – | 32 | 20 | 2 | 10 | 631 | 554 |
World Championship edit
| World Championship record | ||||||||
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| Year | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | +/- |
| 1938 |
did not enter | |||||||
 1954
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 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 |
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 1999
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 2003
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 2005
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| 2007
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 2009 |
15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 141 | 135 | +6 |
| 2011 |
19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 132 | 123 | +9 |
| 2013 |
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 2015
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/ / 2025 |
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| 2027
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| Total | 14/29 | 83 | 51 | 4 | 28 | 25 | 1756 | 1553 |
European Championship edit
| European Championship record | |||||||||
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| Year | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | +/- | |
| 1994 |
11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 151 | 156 | −5 | |
| 1996 |
9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 145 | 161 | −16 | |
 1998 |
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 2004
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 2010
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 2012
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  2022
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| 2024 |
22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 73 | 98 | −25 | |
| 2026 |
To be determined | ||||||||
| 2028
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| Total | 3/18 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 369 | 415 | −46 | |
Current squad edit
Roster for the 2024 European Men's Handball Championship.[1][2]
Head coach: Xavier Pascual Fuertes
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References edit
- ^ "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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