Virgil Bărbuceanu

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

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

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. ^ a b c Moșu, Violeta (21 June 2018). "14 ani fără colonelul Virgil Bărbuceanu, întemeietorul Bazei Hipice". Dor de Neamț (in Romanian). Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  3. ^ a b 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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