Muhammet Kızılarslan is an Olympic skier competing in the cross-country discipline.

Born 1986 in Sungurlu

Sungurlu

Sungurlu is the largest and wealthiest district of Çorum Province in the Black Sea Region of Turkey, located at 72 km south-west of the city of Çorum. Population is about 59,283 of which 34,159 live in the town of Sungurlu...

, a town in the province of Çorum

Çorum

Çorum is a landlocked northern Anatolian city that is the capital of the Çorum Province of Turkey. Çorum is located inland in the central Black Sea Region of Turkey, and is approximately from Ankara and from Istanbul...

, Turkey

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

, Kızılarslan started skiing in Ankara

Ankara

Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after Istanbul. The city has a mean elevation of , and as of 2010 the metropolitan area in the entire Ankara Province had a population of 4.4 million....

, where he lives now. He entered the Turkish national ski team in 2003. Thanks to the 108.18 FIS

International Ski Federation

The International Ski Federation, known by its name in French, Fédération Internationale de Ski is the main international organisation for ski sports...

 points he received at the Race of Alps Nations held 2005 in Schilpario

Schilpario

Schilpario is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 100 km northeast of Milan and about 50 km northeast of Bergamo...

, he qualified for direct participation at 2006 Winter Olympics

2006 Winter Olympics

The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...

 in Italy

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

.

He represented Turkey at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games

Turkey at the 2006 Winter Olympics

- Alpine skiing:A 37th place finish for Duygu Ulusoy in the Women's giant slalom was the best result for Turkey's Alpine Skiing entrants.- Cross-country skiing :...

 in Turin

Turin

Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...

, Italy along with his teammate Sebahattin Oglago

Sebahattin Oglago

Sabahattin Oğlago is a Turkish cross-country skier who has competed since 2002. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 22nd in the team sprint at Turin in 2006 while his best individual finish was 60th in the individual sprint event at Salt Lake City four years...

.

Achievements

• 2005
  • World Ski Championships, Oberstdorf
    Oberstdorf
    Oberstdorf is a municipality and skiing and hiking town in southwest Germany, located in the Allgäu region of the Bavarian Alps.At the center of Oberstdorf is a church whose tall spire serves as a landmark for navigating around town. The summits of the Nebelhorn and Fellhorn provide...
    
    , Germany
    Germany
    Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
    
    
    • Sprint: (73rd)
    • 15 km: (90th)
  • Organisation of Alps Nations, Schilpario, Italy
    • Sprint: (92nd)
    • 10 km: (74th)
  • World Junior Championships, Rovaniemi
    Rovaniemi
    Rovaniemi is a city and municipality of Finland. It is the administrative capital and commercial centre of Finland's northernmost province, Lapland. It is situated close to the Arctic Circle and is between the hills of Ounasvaara and Korkalovaara, at the confluence of the Kemijoki River and its...
    
    , Finland
    Finland
    Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
    
    
    • Sprint: (70th)
    • 10 km: (64th)
  • Organisation of Alps Nations, Campra, Switzerland
    Switzerland
    Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
    
    
    • 10 km Juniors: (3rd)
    • 10 km: (54th)
    • 15 km: (72nd)
  • World Junior Championships, Kranj
    Kranj
    ' is the third largest municipality and fourth largest city in Slovenia, with a population of 54,500 . It is located approximately 20 km north-west of Ljubljana...
    
    , Slovenia
    Slovenia
    Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
    
    
    • Sprint: (31st)
    • 10 km: (66th)

• 2006
  • Winter Olympics, Torino, Italy
    • 15 km Classical: 45:06.8 (75th)
    • Team sprint (Semifinal 1): 19:46.5 (12th)