| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games | |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | Male | |
| Full name | Franz•Nießner | |
| Used name | Franz•Nießner | |
| Born | 16 March 1957 in Oberammergau, Bayern |  GER |
| Measurements | 180 cm / 80 kg | |
| Affiliations | SV Ohlstadt — Ohlstadt, Bayern | GER |
| NOC | West Germany |  FRG |
Franz Nießner was a member of the four-man bob West Germany II at the 1984 Sarajevo (14th) and the 1988 Calgary (11th) Winter Olympics. Partnering Anton Fischer, Nießner won the two-man nationals in 1985 and also the four-man event (with Uwe Eisenreich and non-Olympian Markus Söhnge). Nießner then retired from bobsleigh sports as Fischer partnered Christoph Langen the next year.
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 Winter Olympics | Bobsleigh (Bobsleigh) | FRG |
Franz Nießner | |||
| Four, Men (Olympic) | West Germany 2 | 14 | ||||
| 1988 Winter Olympics | Bobsleigh (Bobsleigh) | FRG |
Franz Nießner | |||
| Four, Men (Olympic) | West Germany 2 | 11 |
