| Romania | |
| Badge: | Romanian Handball Federation logo.png |
| Badge Size: | 220px |
| Association: | Romanian Handball Federation |
| Most Caps: | Alexandru Buligan (280) |
| Most Goals: | Vasile Stîngă (1414) |
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| Summer Olympics Apps: | 6 |
| Summer Olympics First: | 1936 |
| Summer Olympics Best: | 2nd (1976) |
| World Cup Apps: | 14 |
| World Cup First: | 1958 |
| World Cup Best: | 1st (1961, 1964, 1970, 1974) |
| Regional Name: | European Championship |
| Regional Cup Apps: | 3 |
| Regional Cup First: | 1994 |
| Regional Cup Best: | 9th (1996) |
| Updated: | 8 November 2013 |
The Romania men's national handball team is governed by the Romanian Handball Federation (ro|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.
Champions Runners-up Third Place Fourth Place
| Olympic record | |||||||||
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| Games | Round | Position | |||||||
| 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 | |||||||||
 2016 Rio de Janeiro | |||||||||
 2020 Tokyo | |||||||||
 2024 Paris | |||||||||
| Total | 6/14 | – | 32 | 20 | 2 | 10 | 631 | 554 | |
| Year | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | did not enter | ||||||||
| 1954 | |||||||||
| 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 | did not qualify | ||||||||
| 1999 | |||||||||
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| 2007 | |||||||||
| 2009 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 141 | 135 | +6 | |
| 2011 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 132 | 123 | +9 | |
| 2013 | did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2015 | |||||||||
| 2017 | |||||||||
| / 2019 | |||||||||
| 2021 | |||||||||
| / 2023 | |||||||||
| // 2025 | |||||||||
| 2027 | To be determined | ||||||||
| / 2029 | |||||||||
| // 2031 | |||||||||
| Total | 14/29 | 83 | 51 | 4 | 28 | 25 | 1756 | 1553 | |
| 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 | did not qualify | ||||||||
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 2022 | |||||||||
 2024 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 73 | 98 | −25 | |
| 2026 | To be determined | ||||||||
 2028 | |||||||||
| Total | 3/18 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 369 | 415 | −46 | |
Roster for the 2024 European Men's Handball Championship.[1] [2]
Head coach: Xavier Pascual Fuertes