Arif Khan (skier)
Indian alpine skier (born 1990)
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Arif Mohammad Khan (born 9 March 1990) is an Indian alpine skier, who competes in the slalom. In 2011, he won two gold medals: in the slalom and giant slalom Alpine skiing at the South Asian Winter Games.[1]
Khan in 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Arif Mohammad Khan | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 March 1990 Gulmarg, Jammu & Kashmir, India | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) (2025) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) (2025) | |||||||||||||||||
| Skiing career | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Alpine skiing | |||||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Slalom, giant slalom | |||||||||||||||||
| Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 2 – (2022, 2026) | |||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 6 – (2013, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2025) | |||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He represented India at the 2022 Winter Olympics in the slalom and giant slalom events. He finished in the 45th position in the giant slalom event and didn't finish in the slalom event.[1][2][3][4]
He again represented India at the 2026 Winter Olympics in the slalom event in which he finished in the 39th position.
Arif had previously competed at the 2017 Asian Winter Games held in Sapporo.[1]
Winter Olympics
The 31-year-old Arif was the lone Indian competitor at the Games, having qualified in Slalom and giant slalom events. India sent a six-member contingent to the Games including a coach, a technician, and a team manager.[5]
Arif is the first Indian to secure qualification in two events of the same edition of the Games.[6]
Khan’s expectation in Beijing was to ski and make it to the finish line.[7] Khan now has his eyes set on the 2026 Olympics.[8][9]
Khan was conferred with Jammu and Kashmir government award by The Government of Jammu and Kashmir in the sports category.[10]
Alpine skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[11]
Olympic results
| Year | |||||||
| Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Team Event | |
| 2022 | 31 | DNF | 45 | — | — | — | — |
| 2026 | 35 | 39 | — | — | — | N/a | N/a |
World Championship results
| Year | ||||||
| Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | |
| 2013 | 23 | 59 | 91 | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 25 | DNF1 | 101 | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 29 | 79 | 116 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 31 | BDNF1 | 45 | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 33 | 61 | DNF1 | — | — | — |
| 2025 | 35 | 44 | BDNS1 | — | — | N/a |
Asian Winter Games results
| Year | ||||||
| Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | |
| 2025 | 34 | 25 | — | — | — | — |
