Atakan Alaftargil
Atakan Alaftargil (born November 9, 1976) is a retired Turkish alpine skier who competed in slalom and giant slalom. He was born in Erzurum, Turkey, into a skiing family. His father, İlhani, ran a ski shop on Palandöken Mountain, and his three older brothers also ski. His brother Arif Alaftargil competed in the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. Atakan started skiing at age six. He earned a physical education degree from Atatürk University and is a certified skiing and snowboarding coach. He represented Turkey at the 2002 Winter Olympics after competing in the 2001 World Alpine Ski Championships in St. Anton, Austria.
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