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Aki Karvonen

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Aki Karvonen
Medal record
Men's cross country skiing
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1984 Sarajevo 15 km
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Sarajevo 50 km
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Sarajevo 4 x 10 km
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1987 Oberstdorf 30 km
Silver medal – second place 1989 Lahti 4 x 10 km
Bronze medal – third place 1982 Oslo 4 x 10 km

Aki Karvonen (born August 31, 1957, in Valtimo) is a former Finnish cross-country skier who competed during the 1980's. 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 4x10 km relay, respectively.

Karvonen also won three medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, with two silver medals (30 km: 1987, 4 x 10 km: 1989) and one bronze (4 x 10 km: 1982, tied with East Germany).