Gold medal	Shooting Military pistol

John Bryant Paine (April 8, 1870 – August 2, 1951) was an American shooter. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. Subject: The Olympic Rings. ... April 8 is the 98th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (99th in leap years). ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... August 2 is the 214th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (215th in leap years), with 151 days remaining. ... 1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... The shooting sports include those competitive sports involving tests of accuracy and speed when shooting various types of guns, including airguns. ... The 1896 Summer Olympics, formally called the Games of the I Olympiad, were the first modern Olympics and the first Games since Roman emperor Theodosius I banned the Ancient Olympic Games in AD 393 as part of the Christian campaign against paganism. ... The Acropolis in central Athens, one of the most important landmarks in world history. ...

Paine entered all three of the pistol events at the 1896 Games, but actually competed in only one. He, along with his brother Sumner Paine, was disqualified from the rapid fire pistol event for not having the appropriate caliber pistol. Both of the Paines used Colt revolvers, firearms that were far superior to those used by their opponents in the military pistol match. John won the event easily, scoring 442 points on 25 hits out of 30 shots. Sumner was not far behind, at 380 points on 23 hits; the third place finisher scored only 205 points. Rampant Colt - The original logo of Colts Firearms Colts Manufacturing Company was founded in Hartford, Connecticut in 1847 by Samuel Colt in order to produce revolvers, which Colt held the patent on, during the Mexican-American War. ...

Paine then withdrew from the free pistol event, citing his desire to not embarass his Greek hosts.