Nicolae Mișu

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameNicolae•Mișu
Used nameNicolae•Mișu
Born18 January 1893 in Wien (Vienna), Wien (AUT)
Died1973 in București (Bucharest), București (ROU)
NOC Romania

Biography

Nicolae Mișu was born to a father of the same name, who was the Minister for Foreign Affairs in Romania. The younger Nicolae Mișu also became a Romanian diplomat. Mișu played at Wimbledon 10 times between 1919-30, making the third round in singles in 1922 and 1924, and the semi-finals of the 1920 All-England Plate, the consolation tournament for first and second round losers. He made the quarter-finals at Roland Garros in 1926, also playing there in 1925, 1927, 1929-31, and 1933. He played the World Hard Court Championships from 1920-23, making the semi-finals in singles in 1923, and he was a finalist in doubles in 1920 and 1922. Mișu also made the semis of the World Covered Court Championship in 1919 and 1923.

Mișu was a top player on the French Riviera, especially in 1919-20 when he won four tournaments. He won at Monte Carlo and Cannes in 1919, and won the Riviera Championship in 1919-20. He was runner-up at the 1930 Balkan Championships and in 1922 at Deauville.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1924 Summer Olympics Tennis ROU Nicolae Mișu
Singles, Men (Olympic) =61
Doubles, Men (Olympic) Misu Stern DNS