Gheorghe Benția

Gheorghe Benția

Date of birth	(1897-07-01)1 July 1897
Place of birth	Pitești, Kingdom of Romania
Date of death	1 September 1975 (aged 78)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing 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.

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

• List of Romania national rugby union players

External links

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