Virgil Bărbuceanu Explained

Virgil Bărbuceanu
Nationality:	Romanian
Sport:	Equestrian
Birth Date:	20 April 1927
Birth Place:	Bobaița, Romania
Death Date:	October 2004

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

Notes and References

1. Virgil Bărbuceanu Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418075017/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/virgil-barbuceanu-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 21 April 2020.
2. Web site: Onor la Colonel.... ro. Mesagerul de Neamț. Viorel. Cosma. August 5, 2011. April 16, 2022.
3. Web site: 14 ani fără colonelul Virgil Bărbuceanu, întemeietorul Bazei Hipice. ro. Dor de Neamț. Violeta. Moșu. June 21, 2018. April 16, 2022.
4. Web site: "Col. Virgil Barbuceanu" equestrian base in Piatra Neamț. fidesysmobile.eu. April 16, 2022.