Kari Ristanen

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
Tampere, Finland
Ski clubTampereen Poliisi-Urheilijat
World Cup career
Seasons9 – (19821990)
Individual wins0
Team wins0
Indiv. podiums3
Team podiums4
Indiv. starts38
Team starts6
Overall titles0 – (10th in 1987, 1988)
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Finland
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1984 Sarajevo4 × 10 km relay
World Championships
Silver medal – second place1989 Lahti4 × 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

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

Olympic Games

  • 1 medal – (1 bronze)
 Year   Age   15 km   30 km   50 km   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1984251715Bronze
1988292778

World Championships

  • 1 medal – (1 silver)
 Year   Age   15 km 
 classical 
 15 km 
 freestyle 
 30 km   50 km   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1987281056
1989301116Silver

Season standings

 Season   Age  Overall
19822332
19832421
19842524
19852643
19862711
19872810
19882910
19893022
199031NC

Individual podiums

  • 3 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 1985–86 14 December 1985United States Biwabik, United States30 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
2 1986–87 10 December 1986Austria Ramsau, Austria15 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
3 1987–88 12 March 1988Sweden Falun, Sweden30 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd

Team podiums

  • 4 podiums – (4 RL)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1 1983–84 16 February 1984Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sarajevo, Yugoslavia4 × 10 km RelayOlympic Games[1]3rdMieto / Kirvesniemi / Karvonen
2 1985–86 9 March 1986Sweden Falun, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay FWorld Cup3rdHynninen / Karvonen / Kirvesniemi
3 1986–87 19 March 1987Norway Oslo, Norway4 × 10 km Relay CWorld Cup2ndLaukkanen / Kirvesniemi / Karvonen
4 1988–89 24 February 1989Finland Lahti, Finland4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Championships[1]2ndKarvonen / 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

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