Romania men's national handball team

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Information
AssociationRomanian Handball Federation
CoachGeorge Buricea
Assistant coachMihai Popescu
Most capsAlexandru Buligan (280)
Most goalsVasile Stîngă (1414)
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1st
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2nd
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances6 (First in 1936)
Best resultSilver 2nd (1976)
World Championship
Appearances14 (First in 1958)
Best resultGold 1st (1961, 1964, 1970, 1974)
European Championship
Appearances3 (First in 1994)
Best result9th (1996)
Last updated on 8 November 2013.
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Romania men's national handball team
Medal record
Representing  Romania
Men's Handball
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1972 Munich Team
Silver medal – second place 1976 Montreal Team
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Moscow Team
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Los Angeles Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1961 West Germany Team
Gold medal – first place 1964 Czechoslovakia Team
Bronze medal – third place 1967 Sweden Team
Gold medal – first place 1970 France Team
Gold medal – first place 1974 East Germany Team
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Czechoslovakia Team
World Outdoor Championship
Silver medal – second place 1959 Austria 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.