Sumner Paine

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Sumner Paine (born May 13, 1868 in Boston , † April 18, 1904 in Boston) was an American sports marksman .

Paine took part in the First Modern Olympic Games in Athens in 1896 . In shooting with the service revolver, he finished second behind his younger brother John Paine , before becoming Olympic champion in the competition with the free revolver.

Sumner Paine had completed his medical degree in Colorado, but never practiced as a doctor, but worked as a gunsmith in Paris.

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SURNAME Paine, Sumner
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American marksman
DATE OF BIRTH May 13, 1868
PLACE OF BIRTH Boston
DATE OF DEATH April 18, 1904
Place of death Boston