Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Name Virgil Saliscan | Hand Left-handed Weight 75 kg (165 lb) Head coach(es) Romica Molea | |
Born 26 May 1984 (age 40) Ploiesti, Romania ( 1984-05-26 ) | ||
Virgil Sălișcan (born 26 May 1984 in Ploiești) is a Romanian foil fencer.
Saliscan is a member of CSA Steaua in Bucharest and is coached by Molea Romica. He earned a bronze medal at the 2002 Junior European Championships in Conegliano and reached a quarter-final at the 2003 Junior World Championships in Trapani. That same season, he began fencing in the senior category. He qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing by earning a bronze medal in the qualifying tournament in Lisbon. where he competed in the individual foil event. He lost the first preliminary match to Great Britain's Richard Kruse, with a score of 6–15.
Sălișcan retired from competition after the 2012–13 season and became a coach at CSA Steaua.
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