# Romania men's national handball 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.

## 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 | Did Not qualify | Did Not qualify | Did Not qualify | Did Not qualify | Did Not qualify | Did Not qualify | Did Not qualify |
| 1992 Barcelona | Match for 7th place | 8th of 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 126 | 138 |
| 1996 Atlanta | Did Not qualify | Did Not qualify | Did Not qualify | Did Not qualify | Did Not qualify | Did Not qualify | Did Not qualify | Did Not qualify |
| 2000 Sydney | Did Not qualify | Did Not qualify | Did Not qualify | Did Not qualify | Did Not qualify | Did Not qualify | Did Not qualify | Did Not qualify |
| 2004 Athens | Did Not qualify | Did Not qualify | Did Not qualify | Did Not qualify | Did Not qualify | Did Not qualify | Did Not qualify | Did Not qualify |
| 2008 Beijing | Did Not qualify | Did Not qualify | Did Not qualify | Did Not qualify | Did Not qualify | Did Not qualify | Did Not qualify | Did Not qualify |
| 2012 London | Did Not qualify | Did Not qualify | Did Not qualify | Did Not qualify | Did Not qualify | Did Not qualify | Did Not qualify | Did Not qualify |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Did Not qualify | Did Not qualify | Did Not qualify | Did Not qualify | Did Not qualify | Did Not qualify | Did Not qualify | Did Not qualify |
| 2020 Tokyo | Did Not qualify | Did Not qualify | Did Not qualify | Did Not qualify | Did Not qualify | Did Not qualify | Did Not qualify | Did Not qualify |
| 2024 Paris | Did Not qualify | Did Not qualify | Did Not qualify | Did Not qualify | Did Not qualify | Did Not qualify | Did Not qualify | Did Not qualify |
| Total | 6/14 | – | 32 | 20 | 2 | 10 | 631 | 554 |

### World Championship

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

### Euro Tournaments

All teams in these tournaments are European,all World and Olympic Champions, and top 7 from World Championships and Olympics were participating. They were mini European championships at the time.
    EURO World Cup tournament Sweden
* 1971 : 2nd place
* 1974 : 5th place
* 1992 : 8th place
    EURO Super Cup tournament Germany
* 1979 : 2nd place
* 1981 : 5th place
* 1983 : Champions
* 1985 : 4th place
* 1987 : 4th place
* 1989 : 3rd place
* 1991 : 5th place
* 1993 : 4th place

### 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 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2000 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2002 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2004 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2006 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2008 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2010 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2012 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2014 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2016 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2018 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2020 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2022 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2024 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 73 | 98 | −25 |
| 2026 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| 2028 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Total | 3/18 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 369 | 415 | −46 |

## Current squad

Roster for the 2024 European Men's Handball Championship.
Head coach: Xavier Pascual Fuertes
* No.
* Pos.
* Name
* Date of birth (age)
* Height
* App.
* Goals
* Club
* 1
* GK
* Ionuț Iancu
* (1994-02-18) 18 February 1994 (age 31)
* 1.94 m
* 81
* 6
* Steaua București
* 3
* LB
* Gabriel Ilie
* (1999-03-11) 11 March 1999 (age 26)
* 1.93 m
* 17
* 15
* CSM Constanța
* 4
* P
* Daniel Stanciuc
* (2004-03-07) 7 March 2004 (age 21)
* 1.89 m
* 13
* 22
* Dinamo București
* 5
* RW
* Ionuț Nistor
* (1994-05-24) 24 May 1994 (age 30)
* 1.87 m
* 40
* 68
* CSM Constanța
* 8
* LB
* Robert Militaru
* (1994-01-04) 4 January 1994 (age 31)
* 1.96 m
* 29
* 6
* Dinamo București
* 10
* CB
* Gabriel Cumpănici
* (1998-10-12) 12 October 1998 (age 26)
* 1.98 m
* 17
* 24
* CS Minaur Baia Mare
* 11
* P
* Robert Nagy
* (1997-07-06) 6 July 1997 (age 27)
* 1.92 m
* 11
* 16
* CS Minaur Baia Mare
* 12
* GK
* Dan Vasile
* (1997-07-09) 9 July 1997 (age 27)
* 1.90 m
* 40
* 2
* CSM Constanța
* 13
* P
* Adrian Rotaru
* (1994-07-01) 1 July 1994 (age 30)
* 1.91 m
* 41
* 59
* CSM București
* 14
* RB
* Demis Grigoraș
* (1993-06-30) 30 June 1993 (age 31)
* 1.93 m
* 71
* 120
* SL Benfica
* 17
* LB
* Dan Racoțea
* (1995-07-21) 21 July 1995 (age 29)
* 2.03 m
* 53
* 74
* Dinamo București
* 18
* RW
* Marius Sadoveac
* (1985-05-07) 7 May 1985 (age 39)
* 1.93 m
* 134
* 191
* SCM Politehnica Timișoara
* 19
* RW
* Alex Tărâță
* (1990-01-19) 19 January 1990 (age 35)
* 1.88 m
* 16
* 35
* Steaua București
* 21
* CB
* Liviu Caba
* (2000-06-21) 21 June 2000 (age 24)
* 1.95 m
* 8
* 6
* CSM Constanța
* 22
* LW
* Sabin Constantina
* (1996-07-22) 22 July 1996 (age 28)
* 1.86 m
* 8
* 14
* Steaua București
* 23
* P
* Călin Dedu
* (2002-10-21) 21 October 2002 (age 22)
* 2.07 m
* 13
* 26
* Dinamo București
* 24
* LW
* Andrei Nicușor Negru
* (1994-05-24) 24 May 1994 (age 30)
* 1.80 m
* 43
* 102
* Dinamo București
* 30
* CB
* Andrei Drăgan
* (1999-07-06) 6 July 1999 (age 25)
* 1.85 m
* 11
* 10
* CSM Constanța
* 31
* RB
* Radu Ghiță
* (1990-11-22) 22 November 1990 (age 34)
* 1.89 m
* 74
* 92
* AHC Potaissa Turda
* 35
* LB
* Andrei Buzle
* (1999-05-03) 3 May 1999 (age 25)
* 1.98 m
* 30
* 45
* BM Granollers