Romania at the 1924 Summer Olympics

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Romania at the
1924 Summer Olympics
Flag of Romania.svg
IOC code ROU
NOC Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee
Website www.cosr.ro  (in Romanian, English, and French)
in Paris
Competitors35 in 4 sports
Medals
Ranked 23rd
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

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]

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Medalists

Football

Romania competed in the Olympic football tournament for the first time in 1924.

Round 1
Did not compete in first round
Round 2
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg6–0Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Hurgronje Soccerball shade.svg8'
Pijl Soccerball shade.svg32', 52', 66', 68'
de Natris Soccerball shade.svg69' (pen.)
Report
Stade Olympique, Colombes
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: F. Herren (SUI)
Final rank
9th place

Rugby union

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.

TeamEventRound robin
WinsLossesPoints forPoints againstRank
Romania Men's rugby union 02398Bronze medal icon.svg
France 61–3 Romania
United States 37–0 Romania

Shooting

Five sport shooters represented Romania in 1924.

ShooterEventFinal
ScoreRank
Vasile Ghițescu 50 m rifle, prone 35562
600 m free rifle 5768
Constantin Țenescu 50 m rifle, prone 32665
600 m free rifle 8319
Simion Vartolomeu 50 m rifle, prone 36952
600 m free rifle 7055
Alexandru Vatamanu 50 m rifle, prone 32166
600 m free rifle DNF
Vasile Ghițescu
Mihai Plătăreanu
Constantin Țenescu
Simion Vartolomeu
Alexandru Vatamanu
Team free rifle 52413

Tennis

Men
AthleteEventRound of 128Round of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Gheorghe Lupu Singles Flag of Mexico (1916-1934).svg  del Canto  (MEX)
W 6–4, 6–3, 6–4
US flag 48 stars.svg  Washburn  (USA)
L 2–6, 3–6, 4–6
did not advance
Nicolae Mişu Singles Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Washer  (BEL)
L 3–6, 4–6, 2–6
did not advance
Alexandru Roman Singles N/AFlag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  von Kehrling  (HUN)
L 1–6, 1–6, 2–6
did not advance
Gheorghe Lupu
Alexandru Roman
Doubles Flag of Chile.svg  Torralva /
Torralva  (CHI)
L 5–7, 2–6, 3–6
did not advance

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References

  1. "Romania at the 1924 Paris Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 24 December 2014.[ dead link ]