Aki Karvonen
Finnish cross-country skier
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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.
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| Born | August 31, 1957 Valtimo, Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Skiing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Ilomantsin Urheilijat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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
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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)
World Championships
- 3 medals – (2 silver, 1 bronze)
World Cup
Season standings
Individual podiums
- 3 podiums
Team podiums
- 5 podiums
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammate(s) |
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| 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.