Kari Ristanen
Country	Finland
Born	(1958-07-27) 27 July 1958 (age 65) 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 Men's cross-country skiing Representing  Finland Olympic Games 1984 Sarajevo 4 × 10 km relay World Championships 1989 Lahti 4 × 10 km relay

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)

World Championships

• 1 medal – (1 silver)

World Cup

Season standings

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	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