Virgil Sălișcan
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Virgil Sălișcan (born 26 May 1984 in Ploiești) is a Romanian [foil fencer. Saliscan is a member of CSA Steaua București">CSA Steaua CSA may refer to: Arts and media * Canadian Screen Awards, annual awards given by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television * Commission on Superhuman Activities, a fictional American government agency in Marvel Comics * Crime Syndicate of Amer ...
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 The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...
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
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, 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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Romanian male fencers Romanian foil fencers Living people Olympic fencers for Romania Fencers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Ploiești 1984 births {{Romania-fencing-bio-stub