Gheorghe Benția

Rugby player

Gheorghe Benția

Date of birth| (1897-07-01)1 July 1897

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Place of birth| Pitești, Kingdom of Romania
Date of death| 1 September 1975 (aged 78)
Rugby union career
| Position(s)|  Wing

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International career
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Points)
1919-1924|  Romania|  4|

Medal record

Men's rugby union
Representing  Romania
Olympic Games
| 1924 Paris | Team

Gheorghe Benția (1 July 1897 - 1 September 1975) was a Romanian rugby union player. He played as a wing.[1]

He had 4 caps for Romania, from 1919 to 1924, without ever scoring. His first game was a 21–0 loss to the United States, for the Inter-Allied Games, in Paris. He played both games at the 1924 Olympic Tournament, where Romania reached the 3rd place, winning his first ever bronze medal. He was never capped again for his National Team.

## See also

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* List of Romania national rugby union players

## References

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1. ^ "Gheorghe Benția". Olympedia. Retrieved 31 October 2021.

## External links

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* Gheorghe Benția at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
* Gheorghe Benția at Olympics.com
* Gheorghe Benția at ESPNscrum

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