Aki Karvonen


Aki Tapani Karvonen 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 and one bronze.

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.

Olympic Games

Season standings

Individual podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlace
1 1983–84 13 February 1984 Sarajevo, Yugoslavia15 km IndividualOlympic Games2nd
2 1983–84 19 February 1984 Sarajevo, Yugoslavia50 km IndividualOlympic Games3rd
3 1986–87 12 February 1987 Oberstdorf, West Germany30 km Individual CWorld Championships2nd

Team podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlaceTeammate
1 1981–82 25 February 1982 Oslo, Norway4 × 10 km RelayWorld Championships3rdHärkönen / Kirvesniemi / Mieto
2 1983–84 16 February 1984 Sarajevo, Yugoslavia4 × 10 km RelayOlympic Games3rdRistanen / Mieto / Kirvesniemi
3 1985–86 9 March 1986 Falun, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay FWorld Cup3rdHynninen / Ristanen / Kirvesniemi
4 1986–87 19 March 1987 Oslo, Norway4 × 10 km Relay CWorld Cup2ndLaukkanen / Kirvesniemi / Ristanen
5 1988–89 24 February 1989 Lahti, Finland4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Championships2ndKirvesniemi / Ristanen / Räsänen

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