Virgil Bărbuceanu

Virgil Bărbuceanu (20 April 1927 – October 2004) was a Romanian equestrian. He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics and the 1960 Summer Olympics.[1]

Virgil Bărbuceanu
Personal information
NationalityRomanian
Born(1927-04-20)20 April 1927
Bobaița, Romania
DiedOctober 2004
Sport
SportEquestrian

Born in Bobaița, Mehedinți County,[2] Bărbuceanu attended high school in Turnu Severin, and graduated in 1952 with the rank of lieutenant from the Cavalry Officer School in Sibiu.[3] He then joined the Army Equestrian Club in Bucharest[3] and later served as colonel in the Romanian Army.[2] In 1986, he founded the Equestrian Base in Piatra Neamț, which now bears his name.[2][4]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Virgil Bărbuceanu Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  2. Moșu, Violeta (21 June 2018). "14 ani fără colonelul Virgil Bărbuceanu, întemeietorul Bazei Hipice". Dor de Neamț (in Romanian). Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  3. Cosma, Viorel (5 August 2011). "Onor la Colonel..." Mesagerul de Neamț (in Romanian). Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  4. ""Col. Virgil Barbuceanu" equestrian base in Piatra Neamț". fidesysmobile.eu. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
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