Risto Johannes Kuntsi (18 June 1912 – 6 August 1964) was a Finnish

shot put The shot put is a track-and-field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical Ball (sports), ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. For men, the sport has been a part of the Olympic Games, modern Olympics since their 1896 Summer Olym ...

ter who won a silver medal at the 1934 European Championships. He competed at the

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially branded as Berlin 1936, were an international multi-sport event held from 1 to 16 August 1936 in Berlin, then capital of Nazi Germany. Berlin won the bid to ...

and finished in 13th place.

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1912 births 1964 deaths Finnish male shot putters Olympic athletes for Finland Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics European Athletics Championships medalists Sportspeople from Jyväskylä Athletes from Central Finland 20th-century Finnish sportsmen {{Finland-athletics-bio-stub