Aki Karvonen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | (1957-08-31) August 31, 1957 (age 66) Valtimo, Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ski club | Ilomantsin Urheilijat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seasons | 8 β (1982β1989) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Starts | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Podiums | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Overall titles | 0 β (11th in 1984) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 Γ 10 km relay, "respectively."
Karvonen also won three medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, with two silver medals (30 km: 1987, 4 Γ 10 km relay: 1989) and one bronze (4 Γ 10 km relay: 1982, tied with East Germany).
Dopingβ»
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 resultsβ»
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).
Olympic Gamesβ»
- 3 medals β (1 silver, 2 bronze)
Year | Age | 15 km | 30 km | 50 km | 4 Γ 10 km relay |
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1984 | 26 | Silver | 5 | Bronze | Bronze |
1988 | 30 | 20 | 19 | β | β |
World Championshipsβ»
- 3 medals β (2 silver, 1 bronze)
Year | Age | 15 km classical |
15 km freestyle |
30 km | 50 km | 4 Γ 10 km relay |
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1982 | 24 | 14 | β | 10 | β | Bronze |
1985 | 27 | 12 | β | 6 | β | β |
1987 | 29 | 15 | β | Silver | β | β |
1989 | 31 | 4 | β | 32 | β | Silver |
World Cupβ»
Season standingsβ»
Season | Age | Overall |
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1982 | 24 | 31 |
1983 | 25 | 45 |
1984 | 26 | 11 |
1985 | 27 | 26 |
1986 | 28 | 28 |
1987 | 29 | 25 |
1988 | 30 | NC |
1989 | 31 | 31 |
Individual podiumsβ»
- 3 podiums
No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
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1 | 1983β84 | 13 February 1984 | ![]() |
15 km Individual | Olympic Games | 2nd |
2 | 19 February 1984 | ![]() |
50 km Individual | Olympic Games | 3rd | |
3 | 1986β87 | 12 February 1987 | ![]() |
30 km Individual C | World Championships | 2nd |
Team podiumsβ»
- 5 podiums
No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammate(s) |
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1 | 1981β82 | 25 February 1982 | ![]() |
4 Γ 10 km Relay | World Championships | 3rd | HΓ€rkΓΆnen / Kirvesniemi / Mieto |
2 | 1983β84 | 16 February 1984 | ![]() |
4 Γ 10 km Relay | Olympic Games | 3rd | Ristanen / Mieto / Kirvesniemi |
3 | 1985β86 | 9 March 1986 | ![]() |
4 Γ 10 km Relay F | World Cup | 3rd | Hynninen / Ristanen / Kirvesniemi |
4 | 1986β87 | 19 March 1987 | ![]() |
4 Γ 10 km Relay C | World Cup | 2nd | Laukkanen / Kirvesniemi / Ristanen |
5 | 1988β89 | 24 February 1989 | ![]() |
4 Γ 10 km Relay C/F | World Championships | 2nd | Kirvesniemi / Ristanen / RΓ€sΓ€nen |
Note: Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Olympics, World Championship. And Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.
Referencesβ»
- ^ HiihtÀjÀ Aki Karvonen tunnusti veritankkauksen lÀÀkÀrien paljastusten jÀlkeen, yle.fi, 26 September 2012
- ^ "Athlete : KARVONEN Aki". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
External linksβ»
- 1957 births
- Living people
- People from Valtimo
- Finnish sportspeople in doping cases
- Doping cases in cross-country skiing
- Finnish male cross-country skiers
- Olympic silver medalists for Finland
- Olympic bronze medalists for Finland
- Cross-country skiers at the 1984 Winter Olympics
- Cross-country skiers at the 1988 Winter Olympics
- Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing
- FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing
- Medalists at the 1984 Winter Olympics
- Olympic cross-country skiers for Finland
- Sportspeople from North Karelia