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Athlete of the week

Handball player Cristina Neagu

Athlete of the week
Athlete of the week

, 22.11.2022, 13:45


The EHF
EURO 2022 has drawn to a close on Sunday. For the Romanian fans of women’s handball,
it has been another dismal reason for a disappointment. Our national squad came
in 12th according to the final rankings. Notwithstanding, our lineup’s
run was definitely above par and the team measured up to the performance of
Europe’s top teams. The fixture against Montenegro was the cliffhanger, since
Romania was defeated by the narrowest of margins, 34-35, with the refereeing being
hostile to the Romanians. Had they won, Florentin Pera’ s trainees could have
retained their chances to advance to the semifinals. Romania had top-notch
handballers in the lineup and showed a remarkable resolve to push themselves forward in the competition.
Cristina Neagu and Eliza Buceschi literally shone on the court, while the Ukrainian-born
goal keeper Yulia Dumanska was in top shape. The Romanian lineup could therefore
have claimed a medal quite all right.


Sports pundits and the fans have spoken
highly of the Romanian team’s run. Inside-left Cristina Neagu has been included
in the competition’s All-star team. We recall Neagu had previously won the title,
in 2010, 2012 and 2014. At the EHF EURO 2022, Cristina Neagu scored 39 goals, reaching
303 all told, scored in the past editions of European championships. It is an
all-time record, and a nec plus ultra as compared to Icelandic handball player Gudjón
Valur Sigurdsson’s record, made of 288 goals scored in the European Championships
he took part in.


Reason enough for Radio Romania International to designate Cristina Neagu the Athlete
of the week.


Cristina Neagu was born in Bucharest on August
26, 1988. She made her debut with the School Sports Club number 5. In 2006
Cristian turned pro, playing for
Rulmentul Brașov, then being signed up by Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea. In 2010, with Oltchim, Cristina Neagu reached as far as the
Champions League finals. When Oltchim was disbanded, Neagu played for Buducnost
Podgorica, a team with which she won the Champions League in 2015. She has been
playing for CSM Bucharest since 2017. In 2010, 2015, 2016 and 2018, the IHF
designated Neagu the world’s best handballer. Cristina thus became the world’s only
handballer with four world-level titles on the record. (EN)

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