Alberto Tomba (born December 19, 1966), popularly called "Tomba la Bomba" ("Tomba the Bomb"), is a retired Italian alpine skier. He scored notable success in the late 1980s and 1990s in the slalom and giant slalom, winning three Olympic gold medals.
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Early Years
Tomba was born in Castel de Britti, San Lazzaro di Savena, between Ozzano dell'Emilia and Bologna — an area without strong alpine traditions, but not far from the appenninic read more...
Rise To Fame As Olympic Champion
On November 27, 1987, Tomba scored his first World Cup victory, in a slalom at Sestriere, Italy. Two days later he won the giant slalom, beating his idol, Ingemar Stenmark. It was read more...
Overall World Cup Champion
Tomba was back to his usual ways at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway. After the first run of the slalom, he was seemingly out of medal contention, 1.84 seconds behind read more...
Alberto Tomba (born December 19, 1966), popularly called "Tomba la Bomba" ("Tomba the Bomb"), is a retired Italian alpine skier. He scored notable success in the late 1980s and 1990s read more...