Ion Gîrleșteanu

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameIon•Gîrleșteanu
Used nameIon•Gîrleșteanu
Born1900
AffiliationsStadiul Român, București (ROU)
NOC Romania
Medals OG
Gold 0
Silver 0
Bronze 1
Total 1

Biography

Ion Gîrleșteanu 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. Gîrleșteanu played for Stadiul Român in București and played both scrum-half and fly-half at the Olympics. He was capped four times for Romania, playing against France and Czechoslovakia in 1927.

Results

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