Kari Ristanen (born 27 July 1958) was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed during the 1980s. He won a bronze medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo.

Kari Ristanen
Country Finland
Born (1958-07-27) 27 July 1958 (age 66)
Tampere, Finland
Ski clubTampereen Poliisi-Urheilijat
World Cup career
Seasons9 – (19821990)
Starts38
Podiums3
Wins0
Overall titles0 – (10th in 1987, 1988)
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Finland
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Sarajevo 4 × 10 km relay
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1989 Lahti 4 × 10 km relay

Ristanen also won a silver in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1989 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti.

His best individual finish was second twice in the World Cup (1985, 1986).

Cross-country skiing results

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All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]

Olympic Games

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  • 1 medal – (1 bronze)
 Year   Age   15 km   30 km   50 km   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1984 25 17 15 Bronze
1988 29 27 7 8

World Championships

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  • 1 medal – (1 silver)
 Year   Age   15 km 
 classical 
 15 km 
 freestyle 
 30 km   50 km   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1987 28 10 5 6
1989 30 11 16 Silver

World Cup

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Season standings

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 Season   Age  Overall
1982 23 32
1983 24 21
1984 25 24
1985 26 43
1986 27 11
1987 28 10
1988 29 10
1989 30 22
1990 31 NC

Individual podiums

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  • 3 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1  1985–86  14 December 1985   Biwabik, United States 30 km Individual F World Cup 2nd
2  1986–87  10 December 1986   Ramsau, Austria 15 km Individual F World Cup 2nd
3  1987–88  12 March 1988   Falun, Sweden 30 km Individual F World Cup 3rd

Team podiums

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  • 4 podiums – (4 RL)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1  1983–84  16 February 1984   Sarajevo, Yugoslavia 4 × 10 km Relay Olympic Games[1] 3rd Mieto / Kirvesniemi / Karvonen
2  1985–86  9 March 1986   Falun, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay F World Cup 3rd Hynninen / Karvonen / Kirvesniemi
3  1986–87  19 March 1987   Oslo, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay C World Cup 2nd Laukkanen / Kirvesniemi / Karvonen
4  1988–89  24 February 1989   Lahti, Finland 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Championships[1] 2nd Karvonen / Kirvesniemi / Räsänen

Note: 1 Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

References

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  1. ^ "Athlete : RISTANEN Kari". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
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