Atakan Alaftargil
Atakan Alaftargil | |
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Born | Erzurum, Turkey |
November 9, 1976
Atakan Alaftargil (born November 9, 1976) is a retired Olympian alpine skier from Turkey, who competed in slalom and giant slalom events.
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Early life
Atakan Alaftargil was born on November 9, 1976 in Erzurum,[1] Turkey. He is a member of a skiing family, his father İlhani having owned a ski equipment store at Palandöken Mountain and his three older brothers being skiers. His older brother Arif Alaftargil competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.[2][3][4]
He began skiing at the age of six. He graduated from Atatürk University with a degree in physical education and sports. He is also a certified coach for skiing and snow boarding.[2]
Career
He competed for Turkey at the 2002 Winter Olympics[3] after participating at the 2001 World Alpine Ski Championships in St. Anton, Austria.[2]
References
External links
Atakan Alaftargil at the International Ski Federation
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Preceded by | Flagbearer for ![]() Salt Lake City 2002 |
Succeeded by Tuğba Karademir |
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