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 club	Tampereen Poliisi-Urheilijat
World Cup career
Seasons	9 – (1982–1990)
Starts	38
Podiums	3
Wins	0
Overall titles	0 – (10th in 1987, 1988)
Medal record Men's cross-country skiing Representing Finland Olympic Games 1984 Sarajevo 4 × 10 km relay World Championships 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

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

Olympic Games

• 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

• 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

Season standings

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

• 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

• 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.

External links

• Kari Ristanen at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
• Kari Ristanen at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)