Gheorghe Benția 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. In the USA game he was carried off injured on a stretcher. Benția played for Stadiul Român in București and played as a winger. He earned four caps for Romania between 1919-24, but never scored. Benția also played for Romania at the 1919 Inter-Allied Games.
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