Sumner Paine
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Sumner Paine was an American
shooter
. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics
in Athens
.
Paine entered all three of the pistol events in the 1896 Games. He, along with his brother John Paine, was disqualified from the rapid fire pistol because their firearms were not of the appropriate caliber.
The Paine brothers used Colt revolver
s in the military pistol event. These pistols were superior to the arms used by their opponents, and the brothers had little difficulty winning the top two spots. Sumner finished second with 380 points on 23 hits (of 30 shots) to John's 442 points on 25 hits. The next closest shooter scored only 205 points.
After winning the military pistol, John withdrew from the free pistol event. Sumner easily won this event as well, scoring exactly the same number of points (442) as John had to win the military pistol event. He did this on one fewer hit (24), though. In this case, the second place competitor scored 285 points.
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. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics
1896 Summer Olympics
The 1896 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad, was a multi-sport event celebrated in Athens, Greece, from April 6 to April 15, 1896. It was the first international Olympic Games held in the Modern era...
in Athens
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Paine entered all three of the pistol events in the 1896 Games. He, along with his brother John Paine, was disqualified from the rapid fire pistol because their firearms were not of the appropriate caliber.
The Paine brothers used Colt revolver
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Colt's Manufacturing Company is a United States firearms manufacturer, whose first predecessor corporation was founded in 1836 by Sam Colt. Colt is best known for the engineering, production, and marketing of firearms over the later half of the 19th and the 20th century...
s in the military pistol event. These pistols were superior to the arms used by their opponents, and the brothers had little difficulty winning the top two spots. Sumner finished second with 380 points on 23 hits (of 30 shots) to John's 442 points on 25 hits. The next closest shooter scored only 205 points.
After winning the military pistol, John withdrew from the free pistol event. Sumner easily won this event as well, scoring exactly the same number of points (442) as John had to win the military pistol event. He did this on one fewer hit (24), though. In this case, the second place competitor scored 285 points.