Risto Kala

{{Short description|Finnish basketball player (1941–2021)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Risto Kala

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| nationality = Finnish

| sport = Basketball

| birth_date = {{birth date|1941|7|24|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Helsinki, Finland

| death_date = {{death date and age|2021|11|25|1941|7|24|df=yes}}

| death_place = Vantaa, Finland

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Risto Kala (24 July 1941 – 25 November 2021) was a Finnish basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1964 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ka/risto-kala-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417181240/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ka/risto-kala-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Risto Kala Olympic Results |accessdate=5 July 2018}} Kala was SM-sarja top scorer in 1968–1969 season. Representing Pantterit he won two Finnish championships. In 2018, Kala was inducted to Finnish Basketball Hall of Fame.{{cite web|url=https://www.basket.fi/basket/uutiset/finnish-basketball-hall-of-fame-taydentyy-neljalla-uudella-legendalla/|title=Finnish Basketball Hall of Fame täydentyy neljällä uudella legendalla|publisher=Finnish Basketball Association|accessdate=1 September 2018}} Kala died in November 2021, at the age of 80.{{cite news |title=Olympiaedustaja Risto Kala on poissa |url=https://www.basket.fi/basket/uutiset/olympiaedustaja-risto-kala-on-poissa/ |access-date=30 November 2021 |publisher=Basket.fi |date=30 November 2021}}