Risto Kuntsi

{{Short description|Finnish shot putter (1912–1964)}}

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|caption=Risto Kuntsi in 1935

|birth_date=18 June 1912

|birth_place= Jyväskylä, Finland

| death_date = 6 August 1964 (aged 52)

| death_place = Helsinki, Finland

| height = {{convert|1.85|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|87|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

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|event= Shot put

|club=Vaasan Vasama, Vaasa

|pb= 15.65 m (1935)

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Risto Johannes Kuntsi (18 June 1912 – 6 August 1964) was a Finnish shot putter who won a silver medal at the 1934 European Championships. He competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics and finished in 13th place.

References

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[https://web.archive.org/web/20200417182218/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ku/risto-kuntsi-1.html Risto Kuntsi]. sports-reference.com

[http://trackfield.brinkster.net/Profile.asp?ID=3651&Gender=M Risto Kuntsi]. trackfield.brinkster.net

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Category:1912 births

Category:1964 deaths

Category:Finnish male shot putters

Category:Olympic athletes for Finland

Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Category:European Athletics Championships medalists

Category:Sportspeople from Jyväskylä

Category:Athletes from Central Finland

Category:20th-century Finnish sportsmen

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