Atanasie Tănăsescu 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. Tănăsescu played for Tennis Club Român in București and played scrum-half and fly-half. He earned three international caps, also appearing in a match against France at the 1919 Inter-Allied Games.
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