Romania competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. It was the first time that Romania sent a team to compete at the Olympic Games, and the second appearance overall after a lone Romanian athlete competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics. 35 competitors, all men, took part in 7 events in 4 sports.[1]
Romania sent a rugby team to the Olympics for the first time in 1924. The Romanians were defeated handily by each of the two other teams, finishing third in the three-team round-robin and winning bronze medals.
romania, 1924, summer, olympics, romania, competed, 1924, summer, olympics, paris, france, first, time, that, romania, sent, team, compete, olympic, games, second, appearance, overall, after, lone, romanian, athlete, competed, 1900, summer, olympics, competito. Romania competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris France It was the first time that Romania sent a team to compete at the Olympic Games and the second appearance overall after a lone Romanian athlete competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics 35 competitors all men took part in 7 events in 4 sports 1 Romania at the1924 Summer OlympicsIOC codeROUNOCRomanian Olympic and Sports CommitteeWebsitewww wbr cosr wbr ro in Romanian English and French in ParisCompetitors35 in 4 sportsMedalsRanked 23rdGold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 1Summer Olympics appearances overview 19001904 192019241928193219361948195219561960196419681972197619801984198819921996200020042008201220162020 Contents 1 Medalists 2 Football 3 Rugby union 4 Shooting 5 Tennis 6 References 7 External linksMedalists EditFurther information 1924 Summer Olympics medal table Medal Name Sport Event Date Bronze Romania national rugby union team Nicolae AnastasiadeDumitru ArmăselGheorghe BenţiaJ CociociahoConstantin CratunescuTeodor FlorianPetre GhiţulescuIon GirlesteanuOctav LuchideJean Henry ManuNicolae MărăscuTeodor MarianSorin MihăilescuPaul NedelcoviciIosif NemesEugen SfetescuMircea SfetescuSoare SterianMircea StroescuAtanasie TănăsescuMihai VardalaPaul VidrascuDumitru Volvoreanu Rugby union May 18 Medals by sportSport TotalRugby union 0 0 1 1Total 0 0 1 1 Medals by genderGender TotalMale 0 0 1 1FemaleTotal 0 0 1 1Football EditMain article Football at the 1924 Summer Olympics Romania competed in the Olympic football tournament for the first time in 1924 Round 1 Did not compete in first roundRound 2May 27 192416 00Netherlands 6 0 RomaniaHurgronje 8 Pijl 32 52 66 68 de Natris 69 pen ReportStade Olympique ColombesAttendance 1 000Referee F Herren SUI Final rank 9th placeRugby union EditMain article Rugby union at the 1924 Summer Olympics Romania sent a rugby team to the Olympics for the first time in 1924 The Romanians were defeated handily by each of the two other teams finishing third in the three team round robin and winning bronze medals Ranks given are within the pool Team Event Round robinWins Losses Points for Points against RankRomania Men s rugby union 0 2 3 98 May 4France61 3RomaniaStade Olympique May 11United States37 0RomaniaStade OlympiqueShooting EditMain article Shooting at the 1924 Summer Olympics Five sport shooters represented Romania in 1924 Shooter Event FinalScore RankVasile Ghițescu 50 m rifle prone 355 62600 m free rifle 57 68Constantin Țenescu 50 m rifle prone 326 65600 m free rifle 83 19Simion Vartolomeu 50 m rifle prone 369 52600 m free rifle 70 55Alexandru Vatamanu 50 m rifle prone 321 66600 m free rifle DNF Vasile Ghițescu Mihai Plătăreanu Constantin Țenescu Simion Vartolomeu Alexandru Vatamanu Team free rifle 524 13Tennis EditMain article Tennis at the 1924 Summer Olympics MenAthlete Event Round of 128 Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals FinalOppositionScore OppositionScore OppositionScore OppositionScore OppositionScore OppositionScore OppositionScore RankGheorghe Lupu Singles del Canto MEX W 6 4 6 3 6 4 Washburn USA L 2 6 3 6 4 6 did not advanceNicolae Misu Singles Washer BEL L 3 6 4 6 2 6 did not advanceAlexandru Roman Singles N A von Kehrling HUN L 1 6 1 6 2 6 did not advanceGheorghe Lupu Alexandru Roman Doubles Torralva Torralva CHI L 5 7 2 6 3 6 did not advanceReferences Edit Romania at the 1924 Paris Summer Games sports reference com Retrieved 24 December 2014 dead link External links EditOfficial Olympic Reports Archived 12 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine International Olympic Committee results database This 1924 Olympics related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about sports in Romania is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Romania at the 1924 Summer Olympics amp oldid 1137738306, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
