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Alberto Tomba (born 19 December 1966 in San Lazzaro di Savena) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Italy. He was the dominant technical skier ( slalom and giant slalom ) in the late 1980s and 1990s.
Alberto Tomba was a charismatic sportsman who became the first Alpine skier to win medals at three Olympic Winter Games. Alberto Tomba was born in a non-Alpine area of Italy, close to Bologna. He was a natural sportsman and, after considering a career in several sports, he settled on Alpine skiing.
Alberto Tomba, Italian Alpine skier who earned five Olympic medals, including gold in both the slalom and the giant slalom at the 1988 Games in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and in the giant slalom at the 1992 Olympics in Albertville, France. He won the World Cup overall title in 1995.
Alberto Tomba competed in his first Games at Calgary in 1988, and within the space of 48 hours, between 25 and 27 February, he won the giant slalom and the slalom. He became “La Bomba”, a huge star in Italy and within his sport, and continued to produce stellar performances for the next 10 years.
Dec 3, 2012 · 📲 Subscribe to @olympics: http://oly.ch/Subscribe Highlights as Alberto Tomba, affectionately known as "Tomba La Bomba", makes a sensational Olympic debut ...
Born in San Lazzaro di Savena, Italy, on Dec. 19th, 1966, Alberto Tomba raised in Castel de Britti, an area without solid alpine skiing traditions, but not far from the Apennine Mountains. The son of a wealthy businessman in the textile industry burst onto the scene in 1984, when he beat every member of the A team in a PSL exhibition on the ...
Oct 9, 2020 · Alberto Tomba named FISI Athlete of the Century. Oct 09, 2020·Alpine Skiing. For several weeks, the FISI, in cooperation with the Gazzetta dello Sport, voted for Italy’s winter sportsman of the century. Now the results are out: Alberto Tomba won the election with 61% of the votes.
An Olympic gold medalist in the slalom and giant slalom in 1988, Italy’s Alberto Tomba succesfully defended his giant slalom title in 1992 when he also took the silver medal in the slalom. At his third Winter Games in 1994 he placed second in the slalom giving him a total of five Olympic medals.
Zigzagging like a ram, Alberto Tomba stormed the slopes of the whole world, building a reputation and a first-class list of titles. Today, he is celebrating his 40th birthday and has lost none of his explosiveness.
Aug 31, 2018 · Alberto Tomba made one final, seemingly desperate attempt in the FIS World Cup finals. He skied out in the giant slalom. The slalom competition was his very last chance to win back his reputation and he took good care to do it properly.
