Thomas Bergamelli
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Thomas Bergamelli (born 1973) is a retired
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alpine skier.


Career

He competed in three events at the 1992 Junior World Championships, managing a fourth place in the giant slalom. In the World Cup he would compete in the slalom and giant slalom exclusively. He made his
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debut in December 1994 in
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, later collecting his first World Cup points with a 20th place in the giant slalom at
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in November 1995. Managing once to equal his personal best World Cup placement of 20th, in January 1998 in
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, he was a prolific competitor until his last World Cup race in January 2000 in
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.


The four Bergamelli ski brothers

The Bergamellis were four brothers, Sergio (born 1970),
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(born 1971), Thomas (born 1973) and
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(born 1974), and all four were
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alpine skiers.


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* 1973 births Living people Italian male alpine skiers Skiers from the Province of Bergamo {{Italy-alpine-skiing-bio-stub