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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 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
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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 edit
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]
Olympic Games edit
- 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 edit
- 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 edit
Season standings edit
| 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 edit
- 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 edit
- 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 edit
- ^ "Athlete : RISTANEN Kari". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
External links edit
- Kari Ristanen at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Kari Ristanen at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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