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| PASCU Bianca |
| NOC |
Romania
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| Gender | Women |
| Born |
13 Jun 1988
in Brasov, ROU
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| Height | 1.73 m |
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Sport Specific Information |
| Handedness |
Right |
General Interest |
| Injuries |
She tore a ligament in her left knee towards the end of 2011, which put her participation at the 2012 Olympic Games in London in doubt. By April 2012 she had recovered sufficiently to be named as part of the Romanian team for the Games. (csdinamo.eu, 25 Apr 2012)
She had an operation on her left foot in November 2011. (revistatango.ro, 28 Jul 2012) |
| Famous relatives |
Her brother has played professional football in Italy. (revistatango.ro, 28 Jul 2012) |
Sport Specific Information |
| Why this sport? |
She was selected to try the sport by a coach who came to visit her school. |
| When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began fencing at school at age 10. |
Further Personal Information |
| Languages |
English, Romanian |
General Interest |
| Nicknames |
Dolly (gsp.ro, 24 Apr 2012) |
| Awards and honours |
In 2019 she was named Athlete of the Year by the Romanian Fencing Federation [FRS]. (Federatia Romana de Scrima Facebook page, 15 Dec 2019) |
| Other information |
RETIREMENT
In 2021 she announced her retirement from competitive fencing. "After failing to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics, I decided to give up sports because I realised I had to follow a different path. I have a family, I want a baby, so no more travelling around the world." (orangesport.ro, 12 Oct 2021) |
Further Personal Information |
| Family |
Husband Ionut |
| World Championships |
| 2019 |
3 |
Individual Sabre |
Budapest, Hungary |
| 2005 |
8 |
Team Sabre |
Leipzig, Germany |
| European Championships |
| 2018 |
6 |
Individual Sabre |
Novi Sad, Serbia |
| 2017 |
3 |
Individual Sabre |
Tbilisi, Georgia |
| 2016 |
7 |
Individual Sabre |
Torun, Poland |
| 2015 |
6 |
Individual Sabre |
Montreux, Switzerland |
| 2009 |
8 |
Team Sabre |
Plovdiv, Bulgaria |
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