HANDBALL PLAYER

Cristian Gațu

1945 - Today

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Cristian Gațu (born 20 August 1945) is a retired Romanian handball player. He earned 212 caps with the national team, winning the world title in 1970 and 1974 and medalling at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics. After retiring from competitions he became a coach and sports official, appointed as Secretary of State for Youth and Sports in 1991–1993 and President of the Romanian Handball Federation in 1997–2014. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cristian Gațu is the 57th most popular handball player (down from 51st in 2019), the 515th most popular biography from Romania (up from 517th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Romanian Handball Player.

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Among HANDBALL PLAYERS

Among handball players, Cristian Gațu ranks 57 out of 420. Before him are Niklas Landin Jacobsen, Irfan Smajlagić, Vladimir Maksimov, Mirko Bašić, Ljubomir Vranjes, and Kiril Lazarov. After him are Tomas Svensson, Pavle Jurina, Radu Voina, Luc Abalo, Anja Andersen, and Vlado Šola.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Cristian Gațu ranks 623. Before him are Paul Petersen, Miklós Haraszti, Philippa Marrack, Roger C. Field, Lowell George, and Eugenie Scott. After him are Barbara Anderson, Max Hastings, Christy Moore, Paul Bérenger, Ferenc Konrád, and Ronald J. Grabe.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Cristian Gațu ranks 515 out of 844. Before him are Elena Horvat (1958), Costică Dafinoiu (1954), Gabriela Szabo (1975), Mihai Tudose (1967), Cristina Elena Grigoraș (1966), and Dimitrie Popescu (1961). After him are Elisabeta Lipă (1964), Sevil Shhaideh (1964), Sorin Grindeanu (1973), Leonard Orban (1961), Ion Alexe (1946), and Károly Weichelt (1906).

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Among HANDBALL PLAYERS In Romania

Among handball players born in Romania, Cristian Gațu ranks 3. Before him are Gheorghe Gruia (1940), and Ștefan Birtalan (1948). After him are Radu Voina (1950), Gheorghe Dogărescu (1960), Marian Cozma (1982), Cristina Neagu (1988), Mihaela Ciobanu (1973), Gabriella Szűcs (1984), and Komail Mahfoodh (1992).

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