Atakan Alaftargil
{{Short description|Turkish alpine skier (born 1976)}}
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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 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.
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.
Career
He competed for Turkey at the 2002 Winter Olympics after participating at the 2001 World Alpine Ski Championships in St. Anton, Austria.
References
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{{cite news|url=http://arsiv.zaman.com.tr/2002/02/04/spor/h10.htm |newspaper=Zaman |title=Alaftargil ailesinin 'olimpik' gururu |author=Tuncer, Yasin |date=2002-02-04 |language=Turkish |accessdate=2014-02-10 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221170808/http://arsiv.zaman.com.tr/2002/02/04/spor/h10.htm |archivedate=2014-02-21 }}
{{cite news |url=http://arama.hurriyet.com.tr/arsivnews.aspx?id=52063 |newspaper=Hürriyet |title=Üç kar şehrinden üç genç Olimpiyatlara gidiyor |author=Ulagay, Alp |date=2002-02-02 |language=Turkish |accessdate=2014-02-10 }}
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External links
- {{FIS alpine skier|520017}}
- {{Olympics.com profile|atakan-alaftargil}}
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| before = Arif Alaftargil
| title = Flagbearer for {{TUR}}
| years = Salt Lake City 2002
| after = Tuğba Karademir
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Category:Atatürk University alumni
Category:Turkish male alpine skiers
Category:Olympic alpine skiers for Turkey
Category:Alpine skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Category:20th-century Turkish sportsmen
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