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Turkish cross-country skier
Kelime Aydın Cetinkaya
(born 15 June 1982) is a Turkish
cross-country skier
. She became the first Turkish female athlete to compete in the
Winter Olympics
. She has competed in four Olympics as part of the Turkish national team, in
2002
,
2006
,
2010
and
2014
.
Career
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Cetinkaya has competed in international competitions since 2000. In 2001, she competed as part of the Turkish junior team, and as an adult in the
FIS Alpine Ski World Cup
in years 2003, 2005, 2007, and 2009. She had two victories in the FIS World Cup races. Cetinkaya's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was 41st in the 30 km event at
Sapporo
in
2007
. Her best World Cup finish was 46th in a sprint event in Italy in 2004.
Olympics
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In 2002, Cetinkaya became the first Turkish female athlete to take part in the
Winter Olympics
. Competing in three Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of 49th in the 30 km event at
Turin
in the
2006
.
She was the flagbearer for Turkey in the 2010 Olympics.
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