Kari Ristanen Explained

Kari Ristanen
Birth Date:	27 July 1958
Birth Place:	Tampere, Finland
Club:	Tampereen Poliisi-Urheilijat
Seasons:	9 – (1982–1990)
Wins:	0
Teamwins:	0
Totalpodiums:	3
Teampodiums:	4
Individual Starts:	38
Team Starts:	6
Wcoveralls:	0 – (10th in 1987, 1988)
Show-Medals:	yes

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.

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
	25
	29

World Championships

1 medal – (1 silver)

Age	15 km classical	15 km freestyle	30 km	50 km	4 × 10 km relay
28	—		10	5	6
30	—	11	—	16	Silver

World Cup

Season standings

Season	Age	Overall
	23	32
	24	21
	25	24
	26	43
	27	11
	28	10
	29	10
	30	22
	31

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)

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place	Teammates
1	1983–84	16 February 1984	Sarajevo, Yugoslavia	4 × 10 km Relay	Olympic Games	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	2nd	Karvonen / Kirvesniemi / Räsänen

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

Notes and References

Web site: Athlete : RISTANEN Kari . . FIS-Ski . International Ski Federation . 23 April 2018.