Roby Luigi Zucchi (born October 9, 1951 in Genoa, Italy) [1] [ circular reference ] is an Italian former water-skier noted for slalom. He won a gold medal at the 1972 Olympics, where water skiing was an exhibition event. [2] Later he won the slalom at the 1975 world championships. In 1995 he was inducted into the Water Skiing Hall of Fame. [3]
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