Career
He competed in four consecutive Summer Olympics for his native Eastern European country, starting in 1996. Vacarciuc is best known for winning the silver medal in the men"s light-heavyweight division (– 94 kg) at the 2000 European Weightlifting Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria. He twice carried the flag for Moldova at the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics: in 1996 and 2000.
He joined the Liberal Party Reform Council in 2013.