| Birth Place: | Bechet, Romania[1] |
| Height: | 180 cm |
| Weight: | 78 kg |
| Sport: | Handball |
| Club: | Dinamo Bucharest (1976–88) Hidrotehnica Constanța CB Torrevieja[2] |
Cornel Durău (born 30 January 1957) is a retired Romanian handball player. Between 1976 and 1990 he played 200 games for the national team and scored 435 goals. He competed at the 1980 and 1984 Olympics and a three world championships, and won three bronze medals. At the club level he played for Dinamo Bucharest, Hidrotehnica Constanța and CB Torrevieja before finishing his career in Germany.[2]