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

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

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.