Romania at the 1924 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:ROU
Nocname:Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:1924
Website: 
Location:Paris
Competitors:35
Sports:4
Rank:23
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:1
Appearances:auto
App Begin Year:1900

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]

Medalists

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Medals by sport
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Football

See main 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 round
Round 2
Final rank: 9th place

Rugby union

See main 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.

Shooting

See main article: Shooting at the 1924 Summer Olympics. Five sport shooters represented Romania in 1924.

ShooterEventFinal
ScoreRank
Vasile Ghițescu50 m rifle, prone35562
600 m free rifle5768
Constantin Țenescu50 m rifle, prone32665
600 m free rifle8319
Simion Vartolomeu50 m rifle, prone36952
600 m free rifle7055
Alexandru Vatamanu50 m rifle, prone32166
600 m free rifleDNF
Vasile Ghițescu
Mihai Plătăreanu
Constantin Țenescu
Simion Vartolomeu
Alexandru Vatamanu
Team free rifle52413

Tennis

See main article: Tennis at the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Men
AthleteEventRound of 128Round of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Score
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Score
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Score
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Score
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Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Gheorghe LupuSingles
W 6–4, 6–3, 6–4

L 2–6, 3–6, 4–6
did not advance
Nicolae MişuSingles
L 3–6, 4–6, 2–6
did not advance
Alexandru RomanSingles
L 1–6, 1–6, 2–6
did not advance
Gheorghe Lupu
Alexandru Roman
Doubles
L 5–7, 2–6, 3–6
did not advance

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Romania at the 1924 Paris Summer Games . 24 December 2014 . sports-reference.com.