Romania men's national handball team

Romania men's national handball team
Medal record
Representing Romania
Men's Handball
Olympic Games
World Championship
World Outdoor Championship

Romania
Romania
Information
Association	Romanian Handball Federation
Coach	George Buricea
Assistant coach	Ionuț-Ștefan Georgescu; Ionuț Stănescu
Most caps	Alexandru Buligan (280)
Most goals	Vasile Stîngă (1414)
Colours
1st	2nd
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances	6 (First in 1936)
Best result	2nd (1976)
World Championship
Appearances	14 (First in 1958)
Best result	‹See Tfd› 1st (1961, 1964, 1970, 1974)
European Championship
Appearances	4 (First in 1994)
Best result	9th (1996)
	Last updated on Unknown.

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.

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
2028 Los Angeles	To be determined
2032 Brisbane	To be determined
Total	6/16	–	32	20	2	10	631	554

World Championship

World Championship record
Year	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA	+/-
1938	did not enter
1954	did not enter
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	132	107	+25
1982	5	7	5	0	2	174	152	+22
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	9	5	0	4	246	241	+5
1997	did not qualify
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009	15	9	5	0	4	288	268	+20
2011	19	7	3	0	4	195	190	+5
2013	did not qualify
2015
2017
/ 2019
2021
/ 2023
// 2025
2027	To be determined
/ 2029
// 2031
Total	14/29	92	57	4	31	2076	1840	+236

European Championship

European Championship record
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	did not qualify
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
2022
2024	22	3	0	0	3	73	98	−25
2026	22	3	0	0	3	81	103	−22
2028	To be determined
2030
2032
Total	4/20	18	4	0	14	450	518	−68

Current squad

Roster for the 2026 European Men's Handball Championship.^[1]^[2]

Head coach: George Buricea

No.	Pos.	Name	Date of birth (age)	Height	App.	Goals	Club
1	GK	Ionuț Iancu	(1994-02-18) 18 February 1994 (age 32)	1.92 m	90	7	Dinamo București
2	LW	Denis Vereș	(2003-11-19) 19 November 2003 (age 22)	1.77 m	13	6	AHC Potaissa Turda
5	RW	Ionuț Nistor Ioniță	(1994-05-24) 24 May 1994 (age 32)	1.87 m	51	82	Dinamo București
6	LB	Tudor Botea	(1997-07-07) 7 July 1997 (age 28)	1.94 m	41	63	CS Minaur Baia Mare
7	LW	Alexandru Andrei	(1998-07-17) 17 July 1998 (age 27)	1.80 m	21	15	SCM Politehnica Timișoara
8	LB	Robert Militaru	(1994-01-04) 4 January 1994 (age 32)	1.96 m	95	17	Dinamo București
9	RW	Sorin Grigore	(2004-02-02) 2 February 2004 (age 22)	1.93 m	13	7	CSU Suceava
10	CB	Gabriel Cumpănici	(1998-10-12) 12 October 1998 (age 27)	1.98 m	31	29	CS Minaur Baia Mare
11	P	Robert Nagy	(1997-07-06) 6 July 1997 (age 28)	1.92 m	28	25	CS Minaur Baia Mare
13	RB	Radu Ghiță	(1990-11-22) 22 November 1990 (age 35)	1.89 m	75	96	AHC Potaissa Turda
16	GK	Mihai Cătălin Popescu	(1985-03-15) 15 March 1985 (age 41)	1.95 m	249	8	AHC Potaissa Turda
17	LB	Dan-Emil Racoțea	(1995-07-21) 21 July 1995 (age 30)	2.03 m	90	77	KS Azoty-Puławy
20	P	András Szász	(1994-01-24) 24 January 1994 (age 32)	1.98 m	35	24	SCM Politehnica Timișoara
23	P	Călin Dedu	(2002-10-21) 21 October 2002 (age 23)	2.07 m	48	51	Dinamo București
25	RB	Ionuț Adrian Stănescu	(2003-03-31) 31 March 2003 (age 23)	1.92 m	15	12	Wybrzeże Gdańsk
41	LB	Răzvan Trif	(1999-12-29) 29 December 1999 (age 26)	1.92 m	10	1	SCM Politehnica Timișoara
44	CB	Daniel Stanciuc	(2004-03-07) 7 March 2004 (age 22)	1.89 m	26	83	Dinamo București
47	LB	Andrei Buzle	(1999-05-03) 3 May 1999 (age 27)	1.98 m	64	112	Dinamo București

References

↑ "Instagram". instagram.com. 13 January 2026. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
↑ "Team roster: Romania". ehf.eu. Retrieved 15 January 2026.

External links

[1] "Instagram". instagram.com. 13 January 2026. Retrieved 17 January 2026.

[2] "Team roster: Romania". ehf.eu. Retrieved 15 January 2026.

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