Aki Karvonen

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.

Aki Karvonen
Country	Finland
Born	(1957-08-31) August 31, 1957 (age 67) Valtimo, Finland
Ski club	Ilomantsin Urheilijat
World Cup career
Seasons	8 – (1982–1989)
Indiv. starts	23
Indiv. podiums	3
Indiv. wins	0
Team starts	6
Team podiums	5
Team wins	0
Overall titles	0 – (11th in 1984)
Medal record Men's cross-country skiing Representing  Finland Olympic Games 1984 Sarajevo 15 km 1984 Sarajevo 50 km 1984 Sarajevo 4 × 10 km relay World Championships 1987 Oberstdorf 30 km classical 1989 Lahti 4 × 10 km relay 1982 Oslo 4 × 10 km relay

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
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	NC
1989	31	31

Individual podiums

• 3 podiums

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place
1	1983–84	13 February 1984	Sarajevo, Yugoslavia	15 km Individual	Olympic Games[1]	2nd
2		19 February 1984	Sarajevo, Yugoslavia	50 km Individual	Olympic Games[1]	3rd
3	1986–87	12 February 1987	Oberstdorf, West Germany	30 km Individual C	World Championships[1]	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[1]	3rd	Härkönen / Kirvesniemi / Mieto
2	1983–84	16 February 1984	Sarajevo, Yugoslavia	4 × 10 km Relay	Olympic Games[1]	3rd	Ristanen / Mieto / Kirvesniemi
3	1985–86	9 March 1986	Falun, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay F	World Cup	3rd	Hynninen / Ristanen / Kirvesniemi
4	1986–87	19 March 1987	Oslo, Norway	4 × 10 km Relay C	World Cup	2nd	Laukkanen / Kirvesniemi / Ristanen
5	1988–89	24 February 1989	Lahti, Finland	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Championships[1]	2nd	Kirvesniemi / 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.