Arif Alaftargil (born October 27, 1973) is a retired Olympian

alpine skier Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing ( cross-country, Telemark, or ski jumping), which use skis with free-heel bindings. Whether for ...

from

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, who competed in

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and

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events.

Early life

Arif Alaftargil was born in

Erzurum Erzurum (; ) is a city in eastern Anatolia, Turkey. It is the largest city and capital of Erzurum Province and is 1,900 meters (6,233 feet) above sea level. Erzurum had a population of 367,250 in 2010. The city uses the double-headed eagle as ...

, Turkey. He is a member of skier family. His father İlhami owned a ski equipment store at Palandöken Mountain, and his three brothers are skiers. His younger brother

Atakan Alaftargil Atakan Alaftargil (born November 9, 1976) is a retired Winter Olympic Games, Olympian alpine skier from Turkey, who competed in slalom skiing, slalom and giant slalom events. Early life Atakan Alaftargil was born on November 9, 1976, in Erzurum, ...

competed for Turkey at the 2002 Winter Olympics in

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, USA.

Career

Arif Alaftargil competed for Turkey at the 1998 Winter Olympics ranking at 29th place in the slalom event with his time of 2:25.09.

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* * 1973 births Sportspeople from Erzurum Turkish male alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers for Turkey Alpine skiers at the 1998 Winter Olympics Living people 20th-century Turkish people {{Turkey-alpine-skiing-bio-stub