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.

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. In 1994 Karvonen admitted that he'd 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)

World Championships

• 3 medals – (2 silver, 1 bronze)

World Cup

Season standings

Individual podiums

• 3 podiums

Team podiums

• 5 podiums

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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