Atakan Alaftargil
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| Born | November 9, 1976 |
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| Sport | Skiing |
Atakan Alaftargil (born November 9, 1976) is a retired Olympian alpine skier from Turkey, who competed in slalom and giant slalom events.
Atakan Alaftargil was born on November 9, 1976, in Erzurum,[1] 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.[2][3][4]
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.[2]
