Turkey at the 2002 Winter Olympics

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Turkey at the
2002 Winter Olympics
Flag of Turkey.svg
IOC code TUR
NOC Turkish National Olympic Committee
Website olimpiyat.org.tr  (in English and Turkish)
in Salt Lake City, Utah
Competitors3 (2 men, 1 woman) in 2 sports
Flag bearer Atakan Alaftargil (alpine skiing)
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Turkey was represented at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States by the Turkish National Olympic Committee.

Contents

In total, three athletes including two men and one woman represented Turkey in two different sports including alpine skiing and cross-country skiing.

Competitors

In total, three athletes represented Turkey at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States across two different sports. [1]

SportMenWomenTotal
Alpine skiing 101
Cross-country skiing 112
Total213

Alpine skiing

One Turkish athlete participated in the alpine skiing events – Atakan Alaftargil in the men's slalom. [1]

The men's slalom took place on 23 February 2002. Alaftargil completed his first run in one minute 3.1 seconds and his second run in one minute 7.26 seconds for a combined time of two minutes 10.36 seconds to finish 32nd overall. [2]

Men
AthleteEventRace 1Race 2Total
TimeTimeTimeRank
Atakan Alaftargil Slalom1:03.101:07.262:10.3632

Cross-country skiing

Two Turkish athletes participated in the cross-country skiing events – Kelime Çetinkaya in the women's sprint and 2 x 5 km pursuit and Sabahattin Oğlago in the men's sprint and 30 km freestyle mass start. [1]

The men's 30 km freestyle mass start took place on 9 February 2002. Oğlago did not finish. [3]

The women's 2 x 5 km pursuit took place on 15 February 2002. Çetinkaya completed the 5 km classical but did not advance to the 5 km classical and finished 67th overall. [4]

The men's sprint took place on 19 February 2002. Oğlago completed the qualifying round in three minutes 18.24 seconds. He did not advance to the quarter-finals and finished 60th overall. [5]

The women's sprint also took place on 19 February 2002. Çetinkaya completed the qualifying round in four minutes 0.5 seconds. She did not advance to the quarter-finals and finished 56th overall. [6]

Men

Sprint

AthleteQualifying roundQuarter finalsSemi finalsFinals
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeFinal rank
Sabahattin Oğlago 3:18.2461did not advance
EventAthleteRace
TimeRank
30 km
F
Sabahattin Oğlago DNF

C = Classical style, F = Freestyle

Women

Sprint

AthleteQualifying roundQuarter finalsSemi finalsFinals
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeFinal rank
Kelime Çetinkaya 4:00.5056did not advance

Pursuit

Athlete5 km C5 km F pursuit2
TimeRankTimeFinal rank
Kelime Çetinkaya 17:10.867did not advance

2Starting delay based on 5 km C. results.
C = Classical style, F = Freestyle

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Turkey at the 2002 Winter Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  2. "2002 Winter Olympics, Slalom, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  3. "2002 Winter Olympics, 30 kilometres (Mass Start, Freestyle), Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  4. "2002 Winter Olympics, 5/5 kilometres Pursuit, Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  5. "2002 Winter Olympics, Sprint (Freestyle), Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  6. "2002 Winter Olympics, Sprint (Freestyle), Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 April 2025.