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Tomba

American  
[tohm-buh, tawm-bah] / ˈtoʊm bə, ˈtɔm bɑ /

noun

  1. Alberto La Bomba, born 1966, Italian Alpine skier.


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At the 1992 Winter Games hosted by nearby Albertville, Val d’Isere staged men’s Alpine races and the giant slalom was won by Italian great Alberto Tomba.

From Washington Times Dec. 9, 2023

"I was trained to use a gun two months ago by former military personnel in my village," Tomba, who's in his thirties, told us.

From BBC Sep. 19, 2023

“Messi behaves on the pitch like Alberto Tomba on the slopes,” Michniewicz said of the Italian skier from the 1980s and ’90s who won Olympic gold medals in slalom and giant slalom.

From Seattle Times Nov. 29, 2022

With the next Winter Olympics in her home country, another victory Tuesday would have pulled her alongside Alberto Tomba, the five-time Olympic medalist, as the most celebrated Italian Alpine racer in history.

From Washington Post Feb. 15, 2022

On January 23, 1918, the Austro-Germans were forced to evacuate positions in the Monte Tomba region and to move back to Monte Spinoucia.

From The Story of the Great War, Volume VII (of VIII) American Food and Ships; Palestine; Italy invaded; Great German Offensive; Americans in Picardy; Americans on the Marne; Foch's Counteroffensive. by Various

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