Aki Karvonen

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Aki Karvonen
Personal information
Born (1957-08-31) August 31, 1957
Valtimo, Finland
Sport
Country Finland
SportSkiing
ClubIlomantsin Urheilijat
World Cup career
Seasons8 – (1982–1989)
Indiv. starts23
Indiv. podiums3
Indiv. wins0
Team starts6
Team podiums5
Team wins0
Overall titles0 – (11th in 1984)
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Finland
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1984 Sarajevo15 km
Bronze medal – third place1984 Sarajevo50 km
Bronze medal – third place1984 Sarajevo4 × 10 km relay
World Championships
Silver medal – second place1987 Oberstdorf30 km classical
Silver medal – second place1989 Lahti4 × 10 km relay
Bronze medal – third place1982 Oslo4 × 10 km relay

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.[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 
198426Silver5BronzeBronze
1988302019——

World Championships

  • 3 medals – (2 silver, 1 bronze)
 Year   Age   15  km 
 classical 		  15  km 
 freestyle 		  30 km   50 km   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
19822414—N/a10—Bronze
19852712—N/a6——
19872915—N/aSilver——
1989314—32—Silver

World Cup

Season standings

 Season   Age  Overall
19822431
19832545
19842611
19852726
19862828
19872925
198830NC
19893131

Individual podiums

  • 3 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 1983–84 13 February 1984Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sarajevo, Yugoslavia15 km IndividualOlympic Games[1]2nd
219 February 1984Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sarajevo, Yugoslavia50 km IndividualOlympic Games[1]3rd
3 1986–87 12 February 1987West Germany Oberstdorf, West Germany30 km Individual CWorld Championships[1]2nd

Team podiums

  • 5 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
1 1981–82 25 February 1982Norway Oslo, Norway4 × 10 km RelayWorld Championships[1]3rdHärkönen / Kirvesniemi / Mieto
2 1983–84 16 February 1984Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sarajevo, Yugoslavia4 × 10 km RelayOlympic Games[1]3rdRistanen / Mieto / Kirvesniemi
3 1985–86 9 March 1986Sweden Falun, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay FWorld Cup3rdHynninen / Ristanen / Kirvesniemi
4 1986–87 19 March 1987Norway Oslo, Norway4 × 10 km Relay CWorld Cup2ndLaukkanen / Kirvesniemi / Ristanen
5 1988–89 24 February 1989Finland Lahti, Finland4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Championships[1]2ndKirvesniemi / 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.

References

  1. Hiihtäjä Aki Karvonen tunnusti veritankkauksen lääkärien paljastusten jälkeen, yle.fi, 26 September 2012
  2. "Athlete : KARVONEN Aki". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 24 April 2018.