Mircea Sfetescu 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. Mircea Sfetescu played for Stadiul Român in București and played centre. Sfetescu’s brother, Eugen also played for Romania at the 1924 Olympics. Mircea earned four caps for Romania between 1924-27, also playing against Germany and Czechoslovakia in 1927.