Risto Kiiskinen

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Risto Kiiskinen
Personal information
NationalityFinnish
Born (1956-07-20) 20 July 1956 (age 67)
Lieksa, Finland
Sport
SportCross-country skiing

Risto Kiiskinen (born 20 July 1956) is a Finnish cross-country skier. He competed in the men's 15 kilometre event at the 1976 Winter Olympics.[1]

He also competed at the 1978 World Championships, and was expected to be a part of the 4 × 10 km relay team, but was edged out by Esko Lähtevänoja.[2]

Cross-country skiing results[edit]

Olympic Games[edit]

 Year   Age   15 km   30 km   50 km   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1976 21 32

World Championships[edit]

 Year   Age   15 km   30 km   50 km   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1978 23 16

References[edit]

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Risto Kiiskinen Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Sovjets stafettlag uten svake punkter". Sandefjords Blad (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 23 February 1978. p. 7.

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