title: Romania at the 1924 Summer Olympics
text: # Romania at the 1924 Summer Olympics
  
  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.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Bronze | Romania national rugby union team Nicolae AnastasiadeDumitru ArmăşelGheorghe BenţiaJ. CociociahoConstantin CratunescuTeodor FlorianPetre GhiţulescuIon GîrleşteanuOctav LuchideJean Henry ManuNicolae MărăscuTeodor MarianSorin MihăilescuPaul NedelcoviciIosif NemeşEugen SfetescuMircea SfetescuSoare SterianMircea StroescuAtanasie TănăsescuMihai VardalaPaul VidraşcuDumitru Volvoreanu | Rugby union | Rugby union | May 18 |
  
  Medals by sport :
  
  | Sport | | | | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Rugby union | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  
  Medals by gender :
  
  | Gender | | | | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Male | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Female | | | | |
  | Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  
  ## Football
  
  Romania competed in the Olympic football tournament for the first time in 1924.
  
  ### Round 1
  
      Did not compete in first round
  
  ### 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.
  
  | Team | Event | Round robin | Round robin | Round robin | Round robin | Round robin |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Team | Event | Wins | Losses | Points for | Points against | Rank |
  | Romania | Men's rugby union | 0 | 2 | 3 | 98 | |
  
  ## Shooting
  
  Five sport shooters represented Romania in 1924.
  
  | Shooter | Event | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Shooter | Event | Score | Rank |
  | Vasile Ghițescu | 50 m rifle, prone | 355 | 62 |
  | Vasile Ghițescu | 600 m free rifle | 57 | 68 |
  | Constantin Țenescu | 50 m rifle, prone | 326 | 65 |
  | Constantin Țenescu | 600 m free rifle | 83 | 19 |
  | Simion Vartolomeu | 50 m rifle, prone | 369 | 52 |
  | Simion Vartolomeu | 600 m free rifle | 70 | 55 |
  | Alexandru Vatamanu | 50 m rifle, prone | 321 | 66 |
  | Alexandru Vatamanu | 600 m free rifle | DNF | – |
  | Vasile Ghițescu Mihai Plătăreanu Constantin Țenescu Simion Vartolomeu Alexandru Vatamanu | Team free rifle | 524 | 13 |
  
  ## Tennis
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | Round of 128 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
  | Gheorghe Lupu | Singles | del Canto (MEX) W 6–4, 6–3, 6–4 | Washburn (USA) L 2–6, 3–6, 4–6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Nicolae Mişu | Singles | Washer (BEL) L 3–6, 4–6, 2–6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Alexandru Roman | Singles | N/A | von Kehrling (HUN) L 1–6, 1–6, 2–6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Gheorghe Lupu Alexandru Roman | Doubles | — | Torralva / Torralva (CHI) L 5–7, 2–6, 3–6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  