Turkey at the
1998 Winter Olympics
IOC codeTUR
NOCTurkish National Olympic Committee
Websiteolimpiyat.org.tr (in English and Turkish)
in Nagano
Competitors1 (man) in 1 sport
Flag bearer Arif Alaftargil
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Turkey sent a delegation to compete at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan from 7–22 February 1998. This was Turkey's 12th time appearing at a Winter Olympic Games. The Turkish delegation to Nagano consisted of a single alpine skier, Arif Alaftargil. In the men's slalom, he finished in 29th place.

Background

The Turkish Olympic Committee was recognized by the International Olympic Committee on 1 January 1911.[1] They have participated in almost every Summer Olympic Games since, except for 1920, 1932, and the boycotted 1980 Summer Olympics.[2][3] Since their first Winter Olympics participation at the 1936 Winter Olympics, Turkey has only missed three editions of the Winter Games, the 1952, 1972, and the 1980 Winter Olympics.[2] Nagano was Turkey's 12th appearance at a Winter Olympics.[2] The 1998 Winter Olympics were held from 7–22 February 1998; a total of 2,176 athletes took part, representing 72 National Olympic Committees.[4] The Turkish delegation to Nagano consisted of a single alpine skier, Arif Alaftargil.[5] He was chosen as the flag bearer for the opening ceremony.[2]

Alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Arif Alaftargil was 24 years old at the time of the Nagano Olympics, and was making his Olympic debut.[6] In the two-run men's slalom, held on 21 February, he finished the first run in a time of 1 minute and 12.36 seconds.[7] He completed the second run in a similar time of 1 minute and 12.73 seconds,[8] making his combined time 2 minutes and 25.09 seconds.[9] This placed him 29th, out of 31 skiers who finished both legs of the race; however over 30 skiers failed to finish both runs.[9] The gold medal was won in 1 minute and 49.31 seconds by Hans Petter Buraas of Norway, the silver by fellow Norwegian Ole Kristian Furuseth, and the bronze was taken by Thomas Sykora of Austria.[9]

Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Time Time Rank
Arif Alaftargil Men's slalom 1:12.36 1:12.73 2:25.09 29

References

  1. ^ "Turkey – National Olympic Committee (NOC)". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 26 March 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d "Turkey". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 7 March 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  3. ^ "54 Boycotted in 1980". The New York Times. 10 May 1984. Archived from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018. (subscription required)
  4. ^ "Nagano 1998 Winter Olympics - results & video highlights". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Turkey at the 1998 Nagano Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 14 July 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Arif Alaftargil Bio, Stats, and Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  7. ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 1998 Nagano Winter Games: Men's Slalom Run 1". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 12 July 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  8. ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 1998 Nagano Winter Games: Men's Slalom Run 2". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 12 July 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  9. ^ a b c "Alpine Skiing at the 1998 Nagano Winter Games: Men's Slalom". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
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