Kari Ristanen
Finnish cross-country skier
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Born | (1958-07-27) 27 July 1958 (age 66) Tampere, Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ski club | Tampereen Poliisi-Urheilijat | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Seasons | 9 – (1982–1990) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Starts | 38 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Podiums | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Overall titles | 0 – (10th in 1987, 1988) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 |
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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 |
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1987 | 28 | — | — | 10 | 5 | 6 |
1989 | 30 | — | 11 | — | 16 | Silver |
World Cup
Season standings
Season | Age | Overall |
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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 |
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1 | 1985–86 | 14 December 1985 | ![]() | 30 km Individual F | World Cup | 2nd |
2 | 1986–87 | 10 December 1986 | ![]() | 15 km Individual F | World Cup | 2nd |
3 | 1987–88 | 12 March 1988 | ![]() | 30 km Individual F | World Cup | 3rd |
Team podiums
- 4 podiums – (4 RL)
No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammates |
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1 | 1983–84 | 16 February 1984 | ![]() | 4 × 10 km Relay | Olympic Games[1] | 3rd | Mieto / Kirvesniemi / Karvonen |
2 | 1985–86 | 9 March 1986 | ![]() | 4 × 10 km Relay F | World Cup | 3rd | Hynninen / Karvonen / Kirvesniemi |
3 | 1986–87 | 19 March 1987 | ![]() | 4 × 10 km Relay C | World Cup | 2nd | Laukkanen / Kirvesniemi / Karvonen |
4 | 1988–89 | 24 February 1989 | ![]() | 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
- ^ "Athlete : RISTANEN Kari". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
External links
- Kari Ristanen at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Kari Ristanen at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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