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Emil Nässling
Personal information
Full nameEmil Michael Nässling
National teamFinland
Born(1864-10-01)1 October 1864
Turku, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Died20 May 1924(1924-05-20) (aged 59)
Turku, Finland
Occupation(s)Dispatcher, postmaster
Sport
SportSports shooting, cycling

Emil Michael Nässling (1 October 1864 – 20 May 1924) was a Finnish sports shooter, who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics, and won one Finnish national championship gold.[1]

Shooting

Olympics

Emil Nässling at the Olympic Games
Games Event Rank Notes
1908 Summer Olympics 300 metre free rifle, three positions 41st Source:[2]
Team free rifle 8th Source:[3]

International

Nässling competed at the 1914 ISSF World Shooting Championships.[4]

National

He won Finnish national championship gold in free rifle, three positions, in 1911.[5]

Other

He was among the best cyclists in Finland in the 1890s.[6]

His family name has also appeared as Näsling. Olympic shooter Frans Nässling was his brother.[6]

Sources

  • Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 232. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.

References

  1. ^ "Emil Nässling". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  2. ^ Mallon, Bill; Buchanan, Ian (2001). The 1908 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, With Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina, United States: McFarland. p. 224. ISBN 978-0-7864-0598-5.
  3. ^ Mallon, Bill; Buchanan, Ian (2001). The 1908 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, With Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina, United States: McFarland. p. 227. ISBN 978-0-7864-0598-5.
  4. ^ Virtapohja, Kalle (2019). Sata tarkkaa vuotta. Ampumaurheilun historia Suomessa. Suomen Ampumaurheiluliitto 1919–2019 [History of sport shooting in Finland] (in Finnish). Helsinki: Suomen Ampumaurheiluliitto. p. 37. ISBN 9789519699127.
  5. ^ Virtamo, Keijo; et al., eds. (1976). Fokus urheilu 2 (in Finnish) (4th ed.). Helsinki: Otava Publishing Company. p. 138. ISBN 951-1-00331-3.
  6. ^ a b Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 232. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.