Atakan Alaftargil (born November 9, 1976) is a retired

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alpine skier from Turkey, who competed in

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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

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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

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, Austria.

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* * 1976 births People from Erzurum Atatürk University alumni Turkish male alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers for Turkey Alpine skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics Living people 20th-century Turkish people {{Turkey-alpine-skiing-bio-stub