Mircea Sfetescu

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameMircea•Sfetescu
Used nameMircea•Sfetescu
Born1905 in București (Bucharest), București (ROU)
AffiliationsStadiul Român, București (ROU)
NOC Romania
Medals OG
Gold 0
Silver 0
Bronze 1
Total 1

Biography

Mircea Sfetescu played rugby football for the Romanian team that won a bronze medal at the 1924 Paris Olympics. There were only three teams in the 1924 Olympic tournament and the Romanians won the bronze medal despite losing both of their matches badly, losing 61-3 to France, and 37-0 to the United States. Mircea Sfetescu played for Stadiul Român in București and played centre. Sfetescu’s brother, Eugen also played for Romania at the 1924 Olympics. Mircea earned four caps for Romania between 1924-27, also playing against Germany and Czechoslovakia in 1927.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1924 Summer Olympics Rugby (Rugby) ROU Mircea Sfetescu
Rugby, Men (Olympic) Romania 3 Bronze

Olympic family relations