The Romanian women's national team represents
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...
in senior women's international
handball
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and is controlled by the
Romanian Handball Federation, the governing body for handball in Romania. It competes in the three major international tournaments; the
Olympic Games
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, the
IHF World Championship and the
EHF European Championship.
Since first entering World Championship, Romania are the only team to have appeared in all 25 tournaments to date.
They were crowned winners in the
IHF World Championship three times:
1956
Events
January
* January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years.
* January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, E ...
,
1960
It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism.
Events January
* Janu ...
and
1962
The year saw the Cuban Missile Crisis, which is often considered the closest the world came to a Nuclear warfare, nuclear confrontation during the Cold War.
Events January
* January 1 – Samoa, Western Samoa becomes independent from Ne ...
, and finished as runners-up in
1973
Events January
* January 1 – The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union.
* January 14 - The 16-0 19 ...
and
2005
2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...
and also finished third in
2015
2015 was designated by the United Nations as:
* International Year of Light
* International Year of Soil __TOC__
Events
January
* January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...
. Since first entering in 1994, Romania have never won the
EHF European Championship, with their best performances being a third-place finish in
2010
The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...
.
Honors
IHF World Championship
* Gold medalists:
1956
Events
January
* January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years.
* January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, E ...
,
1960
It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism.
Events January
* Janu ...
,
1962
The year saw the Cuban Missile Crisis, which is often considered the closest the world came to a Nuclear warfare, nuclear confrontation during the Cold War.
Events January
* January 1 – Samoa, Western Samoa becomes independent from Ne ...
* Silver medalists:
1973
Events January
* January 1 – The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union.
* January 14 - The 16-0 19 ...
,
2005
2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...
* Bronze medalists:
2015
2015 was designated by the United Nations as:
* International Year of Light
* International Year of Soil __TOC__
Events
January
* January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...
EHF European Championship
* Bronze medalists:
2010
The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...
Other awards
GF World Cup
* Gold medalists: 2009,
2010
The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...
* Silver medalists:
2006
2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification.
Events
January
* January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute.
* January 12 – A stampede during t ...
Competitions
Olympic Games
World Championship
Since their first appearance in 1957, Romania has participated in 25
World Championships
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. They were crowned world champions for the first time in
1962
The year saw the Cuban Missile Crisis, which is often considered the closest the world came to a Nuclear warfare, nuclear confrontation during the Cold War.
Events January
* January 1 – Samoa, Western Samoa becomes independent from Ne ...
after beating
Denmark
Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous a ...
(8–5) in the final.
European Championship
GF World Cup
* GF World Cup '05 – 4th
*
GF World Cup '06 – 2nd
* GF World Cup '07 – 5th
*
GF World Cup '08 – 8th
* GF World Cup '09 – Winner
*
GF World Cup '10 – Winner
Team
Current squad
Roster for the
2024 European Women's Handball Championship
The 2024 European Women's Handball Championship was held in Austria, Hungary and Switzerland from 28 November to 15 December 2024. This was the first tournament to feature 24 teams. Norway were the two time defending champions and defended their t ...
.
Head coach:
Florentin Pera
Notable players
;IHF World Player of the Year
*
Cristina Neagu (left back), 2010, 2015, 2016 and 2018
;EHF Player of the Year
*
Cristina Neagu (left back), 2017, 2018
;MVP
*
Cristina Neagu (left back), 2015 World Championship
;All-Star Team members
*
Irina Klimovschi (goalkeeper), 1956 World Championship, 1960 World Championship
*
Doina Furcoi-Solomonov (pivot), 1975 World Championship
*
Mariana Tîrcă (right back), 1995 World Championship
*
Luminiţa Dinu (goalkeeper), 2000 European Championship, 2005 World Championship
*
Valentina Ardean-Elisei (left wing), 2005 World Championship, 2008 European Championship, 2015 World Championship
*
Ionela Stanca (pivot), 2007 World Championship
*
Ramona Farcău (right wing), 2008 Summer Olympics
*
Cristina Neagu (left back), 2010 European Championship, 2014 European Championship, 2016 European Championship, 2015 World Championship
*
Crina Pintea (pivot), 2018 European Championship
;Top scorers
*
Victoria Dumitrescu (left back), 1956 World Championship
*
Carmen Amariei (left back), 1999 World Championship
*
Simona Gogîrlă (left back), 2000 European Championship
*
Ramona Farcău (right wing), 2008 Summer Olympics
*
Cristina Vărzaru (right wing), 2009–2010 EHF Champions League
*
Cristina Neagu (left back), 2010 European Championship, 2015 World Championship, 2014–2015 EHF Champions League, 2017–2018 EHF Champions League, 2019-2020 EHF Champions League, 2020-2021 EHF Champions League, 2021-2022 EHF Champions League
;Other notable players
*
Cristina Petrovici
*
Simona Arghir-Sandu
*
Maria Török-Duca
*
Valentina Cozma
*
Steluța Luca
;Medal leaders
;World Championship
Coaching history
Individual all-time records
Most matches played
Total number of matches played in official competitions only.
Last updated: 29 September 2019
Most goals scored
Total number of goals scored in official matches only.
Last updated: 29 September 2019
See also
*
Romania women's national youth handball team
*
Romania women's national junior handball team
*
Romania men's national handball team
References
External links
*
IHF profile
{{IHF World Women's Outdoor Handball Championship winners
National team
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Women's national handball teams
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