Aki Tapani Karvonen (born 31 August 1957 in Valtimo) is a Finnish former cross-country skier who competed during the 1980s. He won three medals at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, with a silver in the 15 km, and two bronze medals in 50 km and the 4 × 10 km relay, respectively.
Karvonen also won three medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, with two silver medals (30 km: 1987, 4 × 10 km relay: 1989) and one bronze (4 × 10 km relay: 1982, tied with East Germany).
Doping Karvonen admitted in May 1985 that he had had a blood transfusion before the 1985 World Championships.Hiihtäjä Aki Karvonen tunnusti veritankkauksen lääkärien paljastusten jälkeen, yle.fi, 26 September 2012 In 1994 Karvonen admitted that he had also had have blood transfusions also for the 1984 Winter Olympics.
Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).
Olympic Games 3 medals – (1 silver, 2 bronze) Year Age 15 km 30 km 50 km 4 × 10 km relay 1984 26 Silver 5 Bronze Bronze 1988 30 20 19 — —
World Championships 3 medals – (2 silver, 1 bronze) Year Age 15 km classical 15 km freestyle 30 km 50 km 4 × 10 km relay 1982 24 14 10 — Bronze 1985 27 12 6 —— 1987 29 15 Silver —— 1989 31 4 — 32—Silver
World Cup Season standings Season Age Overall 1982 24 31 1983 25 45 1984 26 11 1985 27 26 1986 28 28 1987 29 25 1988 30 1989 31 31
Individual podiums
3 podiums No. Season Date Location Race Level Place1 1983–84 13 February 1984 Sarajevo, Yugoslavia 15 km Individual Olympic Games 2nd2 19 February 1984 Sarajevo, Yugoslavia 50 km Individual Olympic Games 3rd3 1986–87 12 February 1987 Oberstdorf, West Germany 30 km Individual C World Championships 2nd
Team podiums
5 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)1 1981–82 25 February 1982 Oslo, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay World Championships 3rd Härkönen / Kirvesniemi / Mieto2 1983–84 16 February 1984 Sarajevo, Yugoslavia 4 × 10 km Relay Olympic Games 3rd Ristanen / Mieto / Kirvesniemi3 1985–86 9 March 1986 Falun, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay F World Cup 3rd Hynninen / Ristanen / Kirvesniemi4 1986–87 19 March 1987 Oslo, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay C World Cup 2nd Laukkanen / Kirvesniemi / Ristanen5 1988–89 24 February 1989 Lahti, Finland 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Championships 2nd Kirvesniemi / Ristanen / Räsänen
Note: Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.
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