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

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, 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

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, with two silver medals (30 km: 1987, 4 × 10 km relay: 1989) and one bronze (4 × 10 km relay: 1982, tied with

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Doping

Karvonen admitted in May 1985 that he'd had a

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before the 1985 World Championships.Hiihtäjä Aki Karvonen tunnusti veritankkauksen lääkärien paljastusten jälkeen
yle.fi, 26 September 2012 In 1994 Karvonen admitted that he'd have blood transfusions also for the

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Olympic Games

* 3 medals – (1 silver, 2 bronze)

World Championships

* 3 medals – (2 silver, 1 bronze)

World Cup

Season standings

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.

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Karvonen, Aki 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 Skiers from North Karelia 20th-century Finnish sportsmen