Thomas Degasperi (born 18 January 1981) is an Italian professional water skier. He has won two World Championships, 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.
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| Personal information | |
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| Nickname | TGAS |
| National team | Italy |
| Born | January 18, 1981 Trento, Italy |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Waterskiing |
| Event | Slalom |
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
editBorn 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. And the rest is history
Notable accomplishments
edit| Major Titles | |
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| World Championship Titles | 2007, 2011 |
| Masters Titles | 2014 |
| Moomba Masters Titles | 2014, 2017, 2019 |
| World Games | 2013 |
His major achievements are :
World Championships silver medals 2009, 2015, 2021
European Championships titles 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
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 80 Pro Podiums