Thomas Degasperi

Thomas Degasperi (born 18 January 1982) is an Italian professional water skier. He has won two World Championships, one Masters title, three Moomba masters titles, the Malibu open twice, the European championships seven times, the Canadian open, the Ski West Pro, the New Zealand Pro Am twice, the Atalanta Pro Am twice, the Mexico Pro Am, the Global Invitations pro, the Alizee cup, and many more for a total of over 20 pro titles and over 60 pro podiums.

Thomas Degasperi

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.

Biography

Born 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.

In 2017, he won the bronze medal at The World Games 2017 in Wrocław, Poland.

Achievements
Major Championships
Masters 2014 title
U.S. National Championships none
World Championships 2007, 2011
European Championships 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2016 and 2019
  • List of Moomba masters wins: 2014, 2017, 2019
  • List of Malibu Open wins: 2006, 2016
  • List of Canadian Open wins: 2016
  • List of world games wins: 2013
  • List of New Zealand pro wins: 2007, 2008
  • List of Global Invitational Pro win: 2011
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References
  1. The Path to Greatness Waterski Magazine 2006-Sep-25
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