Risto Kala (24 July 1941 – 25 November 2021) was a Finnish

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player. He competed in the men's tournament at the

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. Kala was SM-sarja top scorer in 1968–1969 season. Representing

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he won two Finnish championships. In 2018, Kala was inducted to

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. Kala died in November 2021, at the age of 80.

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* 1941 births 2021 deaths Basketball players at the 1964 Summer Olympics Finnish men's basketball players Olympic basketball players of Finland Sportspeople from Helsinki {{Finland-basketball-bio-stub