Penait Călcâi
1952
Personal information
Born(1924-07-08)8 July 1924
Focșani, Romania[1]
Died4 April 1976(1976-04-04) (aged 51)
Centerville, Ohio, U.S.
Sport
SportSports shooting

Penait Călcâi (8 July 1924 – 4 April 1976) was a Romanian sports shooter, educated electric engineer. He competed in the 25 m pistol event at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[2] He defected to the West after the games[3] and was allowed to settle in West-Germany.[1] Călcâi died in Centerville, Ohio on 4 April 1976, at the age of 51.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Karannut ampuja Calcai paljastaa Romanian olympiamiehet ammattilaisiksi". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 2 October 1952. p. 10.
  2. 1 2 "Penait Calcai". Olympedia. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  3. ↑ Findling, John E. & Pelle, Kimberly D.: Historical Dictionary of the Modern Olympic Movement, pp. 115–116. Greenwood Press, Westport, 1996. ISBN 0-313-28477-6
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.