Roland Gunnesch
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Handball Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1976 Montreal | Team |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1972 Munich | Team |
| World Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1970 France | Team |
| | 1974 East Germany | Team |
Roland Gunnesch (sometimes spelled Gunesch or Guneș; born March 25, 1944 in Daia, Mureş) is a former Romanian handball player of German ethnicity who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.
In 1970 he was a member of the Romanian team that won the gold medal at the 1970 World Men's Handball Championship, and in 1974 he was a member of the Romanian team that won the gold medal at the 1974 World Men's Handball Championship.[1]
In the 1972 Olympics he won the bronze medal with the Romanian team. He played all six matches and scored nineteen goals.
Four years later he won the silver medal as part of the Romanian team. He played three matches.
He was discovered as a handball talent by Hans Zultner, his physical education teacher in high school in Sighișoara, and after graduating from high school he went on to play for Politehnica Timişoara. After retiring from active play, he became a coach. He managed, as assistant coach, Politehnica Timişoara (1983-1991) and was co-manager of the Romanian University national team that won the World University Games in 1987.[2]
In 1993 Roland Gunnesch became a German citizen.
He has a daughter.[3]
References
- ↑ "Anexe" (in Romanian). Retrieved April 27, 2014.
- ↑ "“80 de ani de handbal in Romania”" (in Romanian). Retrieved April 27, 2014.
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