Aki Karvonen
Country	Finland
Born	(1957-08-31) August 31, 1957 (age 66) Valtimo, Finland
Ski club	Ilomantsin Urheilijat
World Cup career
Seasons	8 – (1982–1989)
Starts	23
Podiums	3
Wins	0
Overall titles	0 – (11th in 1984)
Medal record Men's cross-country skiing Representing  Finland Olympic Games 1984 Sarajevo 15 km 1984 Sarajevo 50 km 1984 Sarajevo 4 × 10 km relay World Championships 1987 Oberstdorf 30 km classical 1989 Lahti 4 × 10 km relay 1982 Oslo 4 × 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)

World Championships

• 3 medals – (2 silver, 1 bronze)

World Cup

Season standings

Individual podiums

• 3 podiums

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place
1	1983–84	13 February 1984	Sarajevo, Yugoslavia	15 km Individual	Olympic Games[1]	2nd
2		19 February 1984	Sarajevo, Yugoslavia	50 km Individual	Olympic Games[1]	3rd
3	1986–87	12 February 1987	Oberstdorf, West Germany	30 km Individual C	World Championships[1]	2nd

Team podiums

• 5 podiums

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place	Teammate(s)
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