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The EHF
\nEURO 2022 has drawn to a close on Sunday. For the Romanian fans of women’s handball,
\nit has been another dismal reason for a disappointment. Our national squad came
\nin 12th according to the final rankings. Notwithstanding, our lineup’s
\nrun was definitely above par and the team measured up to the performance of
\nEurope’s top teams. The fixture against Montenegro was the cliffhanger, since
\nRomania was defeated by the narrowest of margins, 34-35, with the refereeing being
\nhostile to the Romanians. Had they won, Florentin Pera’ s trainees could have
\nretained their chances to advance to the semifinals. Romania had top-notch
\nhandballers in the lineup and showed a remarkable resolve to push themselves forward in the competition.
\nCristina Neagu and Eliza Buceschi literally shone on the court, while the Ukrainian-born
\ngoal keeper Yulia Dumanska was in top shape. The Romanian lineup could therefore
\nhave claimed a medal quite all right. <\/p>\n
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Sports pundits and the fans have spoken
<\/p>\n Reason enough for Radio Romania International to designate Cristina Neagu the Athlete
<\/p>\n Cristina Neagu was born in Bucharest on August
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\nhighly of the Romanian team’s run. Inside-left Cristina Neagu has been included
\nin the competition’s All-star team. We recall Neagu had previously won the title,
\nin 2010, 2012 and 2014. At the EHF EURO 2022, Cristina Neagu scored 39 goals, reaching
\n303 all told, scored in the past editions of European championships. It is an
\nall-time record, and a nec plus ultra<\/em> as compared to Icelandic handball player Gudj\u00f3n
\nValur Sigurdsson’s record, made of 288 goals scored in the European Championships
\nhe took part in. <\/p>\n
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\nof the week. <\/p>\n
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\n26, 1988. She made her debut with the School Sports Club number 5. In 2006
\nCristian turned pro, playing for
\nRulmentul Bra\u0219ov, then being signed up by Oltchim R\u00e2mnicu V\u00e2lcea. In 2010, with Oltchim, Cristina Neagu reached as far as the
\nChampions League finals. When Oltchim was disbanded, Neagu played for Buducnost
\nPodgorica, a team with which she won the Champions League in 2015. She has been
\nplaying for CSM Bucharest since 2017. In 2010, 2015, 2016 and 2018, the IHF
\ndesignated Neagu the world’s best handballer. Cristina thus became the world’s only
\nhandballer with four world-level titles on the record. (EN)<\/p>\n