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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.
Feb 7, 2012 · Four years later at the 1992 Albertville Olympic Winter Games, he successfully defended his giant slalom title to become the first Alpine skier in Olympic history to win the same event twice ...
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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.
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Alberto Tomba was the first Alpine skier to win medals at three Olympic Winter Games, in giant slalom and slalom. He also became the overall World Cup Champion and won 50 races in his career.
Learn how Alberto Tomba, one of the greatest Alpine skiers in history, won two gold medals in Calgary 1988 and one in Albertville 1992. Discover his explosive style, his nickname "la Bomba" and his legacy in the sport.
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 ...
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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 ...
