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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. At 182 cm and 90 kg, his powerful build was a contrast to the lighter, more traditional technical skiers who prioritised agility over muscle.
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.
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 ...
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.
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.
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May 8, 2018 · For thirteen years, Alberto Tomba was the face of skiing. He was known as much for his off-the-slopes carousing and womanizing and for his outrageous comments as he was for his skiing, but his on-the-slopes prowess alone would have been enough to win him a place in skiing history.
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 ...
Once the skis are on and the sunglasses readjusted, Italy’s la Bomba clears his mind and scans the horizon … the light turns green, and off he goes. Zigzagging like a ram, Alberto Tomba stormed the slopes of the whole world, building a reputation and a first-class list of titles.
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.
Oct 5, 1998 · Alberto Tomba has retired, and skiing is hardly the better for it. He was not the most successful men's alpine skier in history: Ingemar Stenmark won 36 more World Cup races.
