About Frans Nässling
Lived 1868 – 1933 (aged 64). Frans Nässling was a Finnish sport shooter.
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
+ Frans Nässling at the Olympic GamesGamesEventRankNotes 1908 Summer Olympics 300 metre free rifle, three positions 30th Source: Team free rifle 8th Source: 1920 Summer Olympics 50 metre team free pistol 11th
International
Nässling competed at the 1914 ISSF World Shooting Championships, placing 5th in an army rifle event.
National
He won three Finnish national championship golds in shooting: free rifle, standing: 1908 free rifle, three positions: 1914, 1918
He represented the club Skjutkonstens Vänner i Åbo.
He was at the constituting meeting of the Finnish Shooting Sport Federation.
He was a gymnast in the club Åbo Turnförening his youth.
His family name has also appeared as Näsling. Olympic shooter Emil Nässling was his brother.
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Frequently asked questions
Who was Frans Nässling?
sport shooter
When was Frans Nässling born?
Frans Nässling was born on 23 November 1868 in Turku.
When did Frans Nässling die?
Frans Nässling died on 7 May 1933 in Turku.
What was Frans Nässling's occupation?
Frans Nässling was a sport shooter.
What nationality was Frans Nässling?
Frans Nässling was Finnish.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Frans Nässling. https://biography.guide/frans-nassling/
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