Ivan Patzaichin was a Romanian canoe racing coach and sprint canoeist. He took part in all major competitions between 1968 and 1984, including five consecutive Olympics, and won seven Olympic and 22 world championship medals, including four Olympic gold medals. This makes him the most decorated Romanian canoeist of all time.
Sport in Romania is an important part of the country's culture. Romania has risen to prominence in a number of sporting areas in recent decades. Association football is the most popular sport in Romania, a nation of 20 million. The most successful club is Steaua Bucharest, who were the first Eastern European side to win the European Cup and the European Supercup in 1986. Romania is one of only four national teams from Europe that took part in the first World Cup in 1930. The Romania national football team has taken part in seven FIFA World Cups and had its most successful run during the 1990s, when they reached the quarterfinals of the 1994 FIFA World Cup, losing to Sweden in the penalty shootout. Romania was ranked third by FIFA in 1997.
Ion Nunweiller was a Romanian football defender and manager.
Gheorghe Gruia Marinescu was a Romanian handball player, coach and sports official. Born in Bucharest, Gruia won the gold medal in the 1964 World Handball Championship and the 1970 World Championship. In the 1972 Summer Olympics he won the bronze medal with the Romanian team and become the top scorer of the competition with 37 goals. He played as a right back and spent his entire professional career with Steaua Bucharest.
Ion Pârcălab is a Romanian former football player and manager.
Luc Kangny Abalo is a French retired handball player.
Carmen Dolores Martín Berenguer is a retired Spanish handballer who last played for IK Sävehof and formerly the Spanish national team.
Rodica Arba is a retired Romanian rower. She competed at the 1980, 1984 and 1988 Olympics and won two gold, one silver, and one bronze medal. At the world championships she won four gold, one silver and two bronze medals between 1981 and 1987, mostly in coxless pairs.
Camille Ayglon-Saurina is a retired French handballer who represented the French national team.
Ion Gheorghe Ionescu is a Romanian former football striker.
Allison Marie Pineau is a French handballer for Metz Handball and the French national team. She won gold medal at the 2017 World Championship, 2018 European Championship and 2020 Olympic Games.
Linnea Marie Torstensson is a Swedish handballer who played for the Sweden national team. She competed in three Olympic Games.
Isabelle Therese Gulldén is a Swedish professional handball player for Lugi HF and former national team player for the Swedish National Team.
Majda Kirmizi née Mehmedović, is a retired Montenegrin handball player and a former player of the Montenegrin national team.
Nenad Vučković is a Serbian handball player for Dinamo Pančevo.
Ali Zein Mohamed al-Hawwari is an Egyptian handball player for Romanian side Dinamo București player for Emirati on loan from Sharjah Sports Club and the Egyptian national team.
Mohamed Mamdouh Hashem Shebib is an Egyptian handball player for RK Eurofarm Pelister and the Egyptian national team.
Ion Suru was a Romanian footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
Cristian Valentin Zaharia is a Romanian former professional handball player and current coach. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Events from the year 1964 in Romania. The year saw increasing separation from Soviet influence.
CSȘ Ploiești
Paris Saint-Germain 
