Frans Nässling Explained
Frans Nässling |
Full Name: | Frans Reinold Nässling |
National Team: | Finland |
Birth Date: | 23 November 1868 |
Birth Place: | Turku, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire |
Death Place: | Turku, Finland |
Occupation: | Postal clerk |
Sport: | Sports shooting, cycling |
Club: | Skjutkonstens Vänner i Åbo (shooting) |
Frans Reinold Nässling (23 November 1868 - 7 May 1933) was a Finnish sports shooter who competed at the 1908 and 1920 Summer Olympics and won three Finnish national championship golds.
Shooting
Olympics
International
Nässling competed at the 1914 ISSF World Shooting Championships, placing 5th in an army rifle event.[3]
National
He won three Finnish national championship golds in shooting:[4]
- free rifle, standing: 1908
- free rifle, three positions: 1914, 1918
He represented the club Skjutkonstens Vänner i Åbo.[5]
He was at the constituting meeting of the Finnish Shooting Sport Federation.
Other
He broke the Finnish national records of 40 and 80 kilometre cycling in 1895.[6]
He was a gymnast in the club Åbo Turnförening his youth.
He was active in the Turku White Guard.[7]
His family name has also appeared as Näsling. Olympic shooter Emil Nässling was his brother.[8]
Sources
- Book: Siukonen . Markku . 2001 . Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000 . Suuri olympiateos . fi . Jyväskylä . Graface . 232 . 951-98673-1-7.
References
Notes and References
- Book: The 1908 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, With Commentary . Mallon . Bill . Buchanan . Ian . McFarland . Jefferson, North Carolina, United States . 2001 . 224 . 978-0-7864-0598-5 .
- Book: The 1908 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, With Commentary . Mallon . Bill . Buchanan . Ian . McFarland . Jefferson, North Carolina, United States . 2001 . 227 . 978-0-7864-0598-5 .
- Book: Virtapohja . Kalle . 2019 . Sata tarkkaa vuotta. Ampumaurheilun historia Suomessa. Suomen Ampumaurheiluliitto 1919–2019 . History of sport shooting in Finland . fi . Helsinki . Suomen Ampumaurheiluliitto . 37 . 9789519699127.
- Book: 1976 . Virtamo . Keijo . etal . Fokus urheilu 2 . fi . 4th . Helsinki . Otava Publishing Company . 138–139 . 951-1-00331-3.
- Book: Virtapohja . Kalle . 2019 . Sata tarkkaa vuotta. Ampumaurheilun historia Suomessa. Suomen Ampumaurheiluliitto 1919–2019 . History of sport shooting in Finland . fi . Helsinki . Suomen Ampumaurheiluliitto . 45 . 9789519699127.
- Book: 1998 . Myyryläinen . Reijo . Oesch . Christian . Pyöräilymme vuosisata 1898–1998 . fi . Helsinki . Suomen pyöräilyunioni . 17–18 . 952-90-9552-X.
- News: T. . E. . 1 June 1933 . Frans R. Nässling . Ampujain lehti . fi . 148 . 0001-1940 . 10 April 2021 . Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
- Book: Siukonen . Markku . 2001 . Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000 . Suuri olympiateos . fi . Jyväskylä . Graface . 232 . 951-98673-1-7.