Alberto Tomba is an Italian alpine skier born December 19, 1966, near Bologna, popularly known as Tomba la Bomba, who won five Olympic medals, three gold and two silver, across the 1988 Calgary, 1992 Albertville and 1994 Lillehammer Winter Games, taking slalom and giant slalom gold at Calgary and giant slalom gold at Albertville. He won nine World Cup discipline titles, four each in slalom and giant slalom plus the 1995 overall title, and was the dominant technical skier of the late 1980s and 1990s.
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Career HighlightWon three Olympic gold medals, two World Championships, and nine World Cup season titles, four in slalom, four in giant slalom, and one overall title. 1 Classification
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Tomba won three Olympic gold medals, two World Championships, and nine World Cup season titles: four in slalom, four in giant slalom, and one overall title.
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Alberto Tomba (born 19 December 1966) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Italy.
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