Roland Gunnesch 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. 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 Sighi?oara, and after graduating from high school he went on to play for Politehnica Timi?oara. After retiring from active play, he became a coach. He managed, as assistant coach, Politehnica Timi?oara and was co-manager of the Romanian University national team that won the World University Games in 1987. In 1993 Roland Gunnesch became a German citizen. He has a daughter. 

March 25th, 1944 in (Age 80)