Berkin Usta (born 29 May 2000) is a Turkish male Olympian
alpine skier.
Early years
Berkin Usta was born in
Bursa
( grc-gre, Προῦσα, Proûsa, Latin: Prusa, ota, بورسه, Arabic:بورصة) is a city in northwestern Turkey and the administrative center of Bursa Province. The fourth-most populous city in Turkey and second-most populous in the ...
, Turkey on 29 May 2000.
His father Yahya Usta was a national alpine skier. He began skiing at age of only two and half.
He studies International Trade and Business at
Istanbul Bilgi University
Istanbul Bilgi University ( tr, İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi), officially established in 1996, is a private university located in Istanbul, Turkey.
The university has 4 campuses centrally-located in Istanbul namely SantralIstanbul, Kuştepe, Do ...
.
Sports career
Usta performs
alpine skiing
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 ...
, and is a member of 16 Sports Club" in his hometown.
He participated in the grand slalom event of the
2017 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival
The 2017 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival was held in Erzurum, Turkey from 12 to 17 February 2017.
The event had initially been planned for Sarajevo and East Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
whereas the 2019 EYOF had been planned for Erzu ...
in
Erzurum, Turkey, and ranked 21st.
He competes at the
2022 Winter Olympics
The 2022 Winter Olympics (2022年冬季奥林匹克运动会), officially called the XXIV Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Beijing 2022 (2022), was an international winter multi-sport event held from 4 to 20 February 2022 in Beij ...
in
Beijing, China.
See also
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Turkey at the 2017 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival
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Turkey at the 2022 Winter Olympics
References
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2000 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Bursa
Istanbul Bilgi University alumni
Turkish male alpine skiers
Olympic alpine skiers for Turkey
Alpine skiers at the 2022 Winter Olympics
21st-century Turkish people
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