Penait Calcai

Penait Călcâi (born 8 July 1924) is 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]

Penait Călcâi
1952
Personal information
Born(1924-07-08)8 July 1924
Focșani, Romania[1]
Sport
SportSports shooting

References

  1. "Karannut ampuja Calcai paljastaa Romanian olympiamiehet ammattilaisiksi". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 2 October 1952. p. 10.
  2. "Penait Calcai". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  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
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