Atakan Alaftargil
| Atakan Alaftargil | |
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| Born |
November 9, 1976 Erzurum, Turkey |
Atakan Alaftargil (born November 9, 1976) is a retired Olympian alpine skier from Turkey, who competed in slalom and giant slalom events.
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
- ↑ "Atakan Alaftargil". SR/Olympic Sports. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
- 1 2 3 Ulagay, Alp (2002-02-02). "Üç kar şehrinden üç genç Olimpiyatlara gidiyor". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2014-02-10.
- 1 2 Tuncer, Yasin (2002-02-04). "Alaftargil ailesinin ‘olimpik’ gururu". Zaman (in Turkish). Retrieved 2014-02-10.
- ↑ "İlhami Alaftargil vefat etti". Erzurum Haber (in Turkish). 2011-09-12. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
External links
Atakan Alaftargil at the International Ski Federation
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| Preceded by Arif Alaftargil |
Flagbearer for  TurkeySalt Lake City 2002 |
Succeeded by Tuğba Karademir |