Aki Karvonen
Country Finland
Born (1957-08-31) August 31, 1957
Valtimo, Finland
Ski clubIlomantsin Urheilijat
World Cup career
Seasons8 – (1982–1989)
Individual wins0
Team wins0
Indiv. podiums3
Team podiums5
Indiv. starts23
Team starts6
Overall titles0 – (11th in 1984)
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Finland
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1984 Sarajevo15 km
Bronze medal – third place1984 Sarajevo50 km
Bronze medal – third place1984 Sarajevo4 × 10 km relay
World Championships
Silver medal – second place1987 Oberstdorf30 km classical
Silver medal – second place1989 Lahti4 × 10 km relay
Bronze medal – third place1982 Oslo4 × 10 km relay

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'd had a blood transfusion before the 1985 World Championships.[1] In 1994 Karvonen admitted that he'd have blood transfusions also for the 1984 Winter Olympics.[1]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]

Olympic Games

  • 3 medals – (1 silver, 2 bronze)
 Year   Age   15 km   30 km   50 km   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
198426Silver5BronzeBronze
1988302019——

World Championships

  • 3 medals – (2 silver, 1 bronze)
 Year   Age   15  km 
 classical 		  15  km 
 freestyle 		  30 km   50 km   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
19822414—10—Bronze
19852712—6——
19872915—Silver——
1989314—32—Silver

World Cup

Season standings

 Season   Age  Overall
19822431
19832545
19842611
19852726
19862828
19872925
198830NC
19893131

Individual podiums

  • 3 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 1983–84 13 February 1984Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sarajevo, Yugoslavia15 km IndividualOlympic Games[1]2nd
219 February 1984Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sarajevo, Yugoslavia50 km IndividualOlympic Games[1]3rd
3 1986–87 12 February 1987West Germany Oberstdorf, West Germany30 km Individual CWorld Championships[1]2nd

Team podiums

  • 5 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
1 1981–82 25 February 1982Norway Oslo, Norway4 × 10 km RelayWorld Championships[1]3rdHärkönen / Kirvesniemi / Mieto
2 1983–84 16 February 1984Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sarajevo, Yugoslavia4 × 10 km RelayOlympic Games[1]3rdRistanen / Mieto / Kirvesniemi
3 1985–86 9 March 1986Sweden Falun, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay FWorld Cup3rdHynninen / Ristanen / Kirvesniemi
4 1986–87 19 March 1987Norway Oslo, Norway4 × 10 km Relay CWorld Cup2ndLaukkanen / Kirvesniemi / Ristanen
5 1988–89 24 February 1989Finland Lahti, Finland4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Championships[1]2ndKirvesniemi / Ristanen / Räsänen

Note: 1 Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

References

  1. 1 2 Hiihtäjä Aki Karvonen tunnusti veritankkauksen lääkärien paljastusten jälkeen, yle.fi, 26 September 2012
  2. ↑ "Athlete : KARVONEN Aki". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
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