fullname country event birth_place weight height sport birth_date article_title
marjan kalhor iran slalom giant slalom tehran 60 kg -lrb- 132 lbs -rrb- 1.68 alpine skiing 21 july 1988 marjan kalhor

marjan kalhor

marjan kalhor -lrb- ; born 21 july 1988 in tehran -rrb- is an iranian alpine skier who became the first iranian woman to participate in the winter olympics , at the 2010 vancouver olympics .
kalhor competed in the slalom and giant slalom competitions .
she was her nation 's flag bearer in the opening ceremony .
kalhor finished 60th among 86 competitors in the giant slalom and 55th among 87 participants in the slalom .
kalhor started skiing at the age of four , in the dizin resort north of tehran , in the alborz mountain range .
at the age of eleven , she won a national competition , and later competed and won medals in turkey and lebanon .
she has not yet competed in a world cup event .
kalhor is studying to become a physical education teacher .
