Kari Ristanen
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| Born | 27 July 1958 Tampere, Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Skiing | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Tampereen Poliisi-Urheilijat | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 9 – (1982–1990) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 38 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. wins | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Team podiums | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Team wins | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (10th in 1987, 1988) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Kari Ristanen (born 27 July 1958) is 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).
