Thomas Degasperi
Thomas Degasperi (born 18 January 1982) is an Italian professional water skier. He has won two World Championships one Masters title two Moomba masters titles, 2 times the Malibu open, 6 time the European championships, the Canadian open, the ski west pro, 2 times the New Zealand pro am, the Atalanta Pro Am,the Mexico pro am, the global invitations pro, the Alizee cup and many more for a total of over 20 pro titles and over 50 pro podiums. Thomas is also well known on the tv screen. In Italy he was a contestant on the popular reality tv show Dancing with the Stars. In the USA he had his own tv commercial on national television with his sponsor 5 Hr Energy.
Biography
Born in Trento, Italy, he started water-skiing at age five. He was encouraged by his father, Marco Degasperi, a well-known water-skiing coach and practiced at his father's ski school on Caldonazzo Lake in northern Italy.[1] At 15 he won his first medal at the European Championships: Gold in the slalom.
In 2017, he won the bronze medal at The World Games 2017 in Wrocław, Poland.
Achievements
| Major Championships | |
|---|---|
| Masters | 2014 title |
| U.S. National Championships | none |
| World Championships | 2007, 2011 |
| European Championships | 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009 & 2016 |
List of Moomba masters wins 2014 , 2017
List of Malibu Open wins 2006 , 2016
List of of Canadian Open wins 2016
List of world games wins 2013
List of Bew Zealand pro wins 2007, 2008
List of Global Invitational Pro win 2011
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