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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.[2][3]

Cristian Gațu

Gațu in 1992
Personal information
Born	20 August 1945 (1945-08-20) (age 77) Bucharest, Romania[1]
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Sport	Handball
Club	Rapid București (1963–64) Știința București (1964–68) Steaua Bucharest (1968–78)[2] Polisportiva Follonica (1981–83)
Medal record Representing  Romania Olympic Games 1976 Montreal Team 1972 Munich Team World Championship 1970 France Team 1974 East Germany Team 1967 Sweden Team

Biography

Gațu was an ethnic Aromanian.[4][5] He was born to a renowned sports journalist Petre Gațu. In his early years he studied civil engineering in Bucharest and competed nationally in chess, association football and handball, eventually choosing handball for his career. With Steaua București, he won ten national titles and the 1977 European Cup. He retired after spending two seasons in Italy with Tuscany Follonica in the 1980s, both as a player and a coach. In 1983, he returned to Romania, where he first worked as an instructor of water sports, but later moved from coaching to administration. Between 1984 and 1991 he was vice president of Steaua București, and in 1991–1993 served as Secretary of State for Youth and Sports. In 1993–1997, he headed a military physical education faculty, in 1997–1998 was appointed as president of Steaua București, and in 1996–2002 served as vice president of the Romanian Olympic Committee. In parallel he headed the Romanian Handball Federation between 1997 and 2014. On 14 September 2007, he was promoted to the military rank of brigadier general.[2][3]

Honours

• World Champion 1970 and 1974 with Romania.
• EHF Champions League 1977 with Steaua Bucharest.
• IHF Gold Badge of Merit: 2009

References

External links

• Cristian Gațu at the International Olympic Committee
• Cristian Gațu at the Comitetul Olimpic și Sportiv Român (in Romanian) (English translation)
• Cristian Gațu at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

На других языках

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[de] Cristian Gațu

Cristian Gațu (* 20. August 1945 in Bukarest)[1] ist ein ehemaliger rumänischer Handballspieler, Trainer, Sportfunktionär, Staatssekretär für Jugend und Sport, Brigadegeneral sowie Präsident des rumänischen Handball-Verbandes.

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- [en] Cristian Gațu

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[fr] Cristian Gațu

Cristian Gațu, né le 20 août 1945 à Bucarest, est un ancien handballeur international roumain évoluant au poste de demi-centre. Avec l'équipe de Roumanie, il est notamment double champion du monde en 1970 et 1974 et a remporté deux médailles olympique, le bronze en 1972 puis l'argent en 1976.

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[it] Cristian Gațu

Cristian Gațu (Bucarest, 20 agosto 1945) è un ex pallamanista e dirigente sportivo rumeno.

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[ru] Гацу, Кристиан

Кристиан Гацу (рум. Cristian Gațu; род. 20 августа 1945, Бухарест) — румынский гандболист, разыгрывающий. Серебряный призёр летних Олимпийских игр 1976 года, бронзовый призёр летних Олимпийских игр 1972 года, двукратный чемпион мира 1970 и 1974 годов, бронзовый призёр чемпионата мира 1967 года, трижды лучший гандболист мира (1970—1971, 1973). Впоследствии спортивный функционер. Почётный гражданин Бухареста (2006).

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