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Aki Karvonen

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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 × 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). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Aki Karvonen is the 293rd most popular skier (down from 124th in 2019), the 494th most popular biography from Finland (down from 371st in 2019) and the 29th most popular Finnish Skier.

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Among SKIERS

Among skiers, Aki Karvonen ranks 293 out of 817Before him are Mikhail Botvinov, Terje Langli, Matjaž Zupan, Gabriella Paruzzi, Lyubov Yegorova, and Renate Götschl. After him are Michaela Dorfmeister, Ursula Konzett, Günther Mader, Tamara McKinney, Jean-Luc Crétier, and Kjetil Jansrud.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Aki Karvonen ranks 665Before him are Nasser Shabani, Kathy Kreiner, Víctor Rangel, Christopher Moore, Elena Chizhova, and Maurice Kottelat. After him are Viktor Gavrikov, Tim Witherspoon, Paul Dini, Vasyl Arkhypenko, Beat Breu, and Tony Alva.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Aki Karvonen ranks 494 out of 751Before him are Michael Widenius (1962), Leena Peisa (1979), Olli Jokinen (1978), Eicca Toppinen (1975), Voitto Hellsten (1932), and Toni Gardemeister (1975). After him are Asko Parpola (1941), Tim Sparv (1987), Tapio Korjus (1961), Tero Pitkämäki (1982), Tapio Sipilä (1958), and Joonas Kolkka (1974).

Among SKIERS In Finland

Among skiers born in Finland, Aki Karvonen ranks 29Before him are Väinö Huhtala (1935), Tuomo Ylipulli (1965), Risto Laakkonen (1967), Jani Soininen (1972), Matti Hautamäki (1981), and Hilkka Riihivuori (1952). After him are Tanja Poutiainen (1980), Pirkko Määttä (1959), Jari Isometsä (1968), Mika Laitinen (1973), Risto Jussilainen (1975), and Virpi Sarasvuo (1976).