Kari Ristanen

Kari Ristanen

Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing Finland
Olympic Games
	1984 Sarajevo	4 x 10 km relay
World Championships
	1989 Lahti	4 x 10 km relay

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

Ristanen also won a silver in the 4 x 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).

World Cup results

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

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	Teammate(s)
1	1983–84	16 February 1984	Sarajevo, Yugoslavia	4 x 10 km Relay	Olympic Games[1]	3rd	Mieto / Kirvesniemi / Karvonen
2	1985–86	9 March 1986	Falun, Sweden	4 x 10 km Relay F	World Cup	3rd	Hynninen / Karvonen / Kirvesniemi
3	1986–87	19 March 1987	Oslo, Norway	4 x 10 km Relay C	World Cup	2nd	Laukkanen / Kirvesniemi / Karvonen
4	1988–89	24 February 1989	Lahti, Finland	4 x 10 km Relay M	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)