Thomas Degasperi (born 18 January 1981) is an Italian professional
water ski
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er. He has won two
World Championships
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, one
Masters title, three Moomba masters titles, the Malibu open three times, the World Games, the European championships 11 times, the Canadian open, the Ski West Pro, the New Zealand Pro Am twice, the Atlanta Pro Am twice, the Mexico Pro Am, the Global Invitations pro, the Alizee cup, the San Gervasio Pro Am the Botas Pro Am and many more for a total of over 28 pro titles and over 110 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 Hour Energy.
Thomas attended the University of Louisiana at Monroe as part of the Waterski team and he obtained his bachelor's degree in Marketing
Biography
Born in
Trento
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,
Italy
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, 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
Lake Caldonazzo () is a lake in Trentino, Italy. At an elevation of 449 m, its surface area is 5.38 km2. It is located in the valley communities of Alta Valsugana e Bersntol. Lake Caldonazzo is the largest lake within the borders of Trentino ...
in northern Italy.
The Path to Greatness Waterski Magazine 2006-Sep-25
/ref> At 15 he won his first medal at the European Championships: gold in the slalom.
Notable accomplishments
His major achievements are :
World Championships silver medals 2009, 2015, 2021
European Championships titles 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024
Malibu Open titles 2006, 2016, 2023
Other titles includes: the Alizee Cup, the Global international pro, the Mexico pro am, 2 Atlanta pro wins, ski west pro champion, Canadian Open champion, 2 New Zealand Pro am titles, the San Gervasio Pro Am title in 2021, the 2022 Botas Pro Am
And a Staggering total of over 90 Pro Podiums
References
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Italian water skiers
University of Louisiana at Monroe alumni
1981 births
Living people
Male water skiers
World Games bronze medalists for Italy
World Games medalists in water skiing
Medalists at the 2013 World Games
Medalists at the 2017 World Games