Thomas Degasperi (born 18 January 1981) is an Italian professional

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er. He has won two

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, one Masters title, three Moomba masters titles, the Malibu open twice, the World Games, the European championships eight 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, the San Gervasio Pro Am the Botas Pro Am and many more for a total of over 28 pro titles and over 60 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

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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 Lago di 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. Water sports like the canoe, the sail, wind surfing and water ski ...

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. And the rest is history His major achievements are : Word Championships titles 2007, 2011 World Championships silver medals 2009, 2015, 2021 European Championships titles 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2022 Masters title 2014 Moomba Masters Titles 2014, 2017, 2019 Malibu Open titles 2006, 2016 World Games title 2013 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 65 Pro Podiums

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Degasperi, Thomas Italian water skiers University of Louisiana at Monroe alumni 1981 births Living people Male professional water skiers Competitors at the 2017 World Games World Games bronze medalists