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, Turkey. He is a member of skier family, his father İlhani owned a ski equipment store at Palandöken Mountain, and three older brothers are skiers. His older brother Arif Alaftargil competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.[1][2][3]
He began skiing at the age of six. He graduated from Atatürk University with a degree in physical education and sports. He is a certified coach for skiing and snow boarding also.[1]
Career
He competed for Turkey at the 2002 Winter Olympics[2] after participating at the 2001 World Alpine Ski Championships in St. Anton, Austria.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Ulagay, Alp (2002-02-02). "Üç kar şehrinden üç genç Olimpiyatlara gidiyor". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2014-02-10.
- ^ a b 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 and Snowboard Federation
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