Adam ZAMPA

Slovakia

Alpine Skiing

Date of Birth: 13 Sep 1990

Age: 31

Gender: Male

Place of birth: KEZMAROK

Birth Country:

Czech Republic

Residence: VYSOKE TATRY

Residence Country:

Slovakia

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank
Alpine Skiing	Men's Giant Slalom	15
	Men's Slalom	25
	Mixed Team Parallel SVK Slovakia	12

Schedule

Location	Event	Status
Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre - Technical	Men's Giant Slalom Run 1	Finished
Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre - Technical	Men's Giant Slalom Run 2	Finished
Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre - Technical	Men's Slalom Run 1	Finished
Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre - Technical	Men's Slalom Run 2	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

Olympic Games
Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
5	Super Combined	2014	Sochi, RUS	00:02:46.340
6	Slalom	2014	Sochi, RUS	00:01:43.280
9	Mixed Team	2018	PyeongChang, KOR
22	Men's Alpine Combined	2018	PyeongChang, KOR	00:02:11.100
22	Giant Slalom	2014	Sochi, RUS	00:02:48.410
24	Men's Slalom	2018	PyeongChang, KOR	00:01:42.270
25	Men's Giant Slalom	2018	PyeongChang, KOR	00:02:21.860
28	Super G	2014	Sochi, RUS	00:01:20.950

World Championship
Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
5	Team Parallel Mixed	2019	Are, SWE
8	Giant Slalom Men	2021	Cortina d'Ampezzo, ITA	2:39.73
13	Super Combined Men	2013	Schladming, AUT	3:01.24
15	Slalom Men	2013	Schladming, AUT	1:53.89
17	Giant Slalom Men	2013	Schladming, AUT	2:33.27
19	Alpine combined Men	2015	Vail / Beaver Creek, USA	2:38.34
19	Slalom Men	2015	Vail / Beaver Creek, USA	2:01.11
21	Slalom Men	2009	Val d'Isère, FRA	1:02.37
24	Slalom Men	2011	Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GER	1:45.64
34	Super G Men	2015	Vail / Beaver Creek, USA	1:18.82
36	Super G Men	2013	Schladming, AUT	1:27.94

World Cup Rankings
Season	All	Slalom	Giant Slalom	Alpine Combined
2021/2022	114		37
2020/2021	66		24
2019/2020	120		35
2018/2019	116		36
2017/2018	101	37	45
2016/2017	101	43		23
2015/2016	77	42	41	12
2014/2015	66	32		9
2013/2014	91	37		22
2012/2013	83	45	32	31

World Cup - Best Achievements
Season	Downhill	Slalom	Giant Slalom	Super G	Alpine combined	Parallel	Super Combined
2021/2022			1 x 25th
2020/2021			1 x 7th			1 x 44th
2019/2020			1 x 17th	1 x 48th
2018/2019			1 x 19th
2017/2018		2 x 21st	1 x 15th		1 x 35th
2016/2017	1 x 58th	2 x 22nd		1 x 55th	1 x 17th
2015/2016		1 x 15th	1 x 21st	1 x 34th	1 x 5th
2014/2015		1 x 14th		1 x 45th	1 x 7th
2013/2014	1 x 67th	1 x 14th		1 x 48th			1 x 17th
2012/2013		1 x 16th	1 x 9th				1 x 29th

Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season
Rank	Event	Season	Location	Result
25	Giant Slalom	2021/2022	Alta Badia, ITA	2:27.11
26	Giant Slalom	2021/2022	Val d'Isere, FRA	2:17.39
28	Giant Slalom	2021/2022	Soelden, AUT	2:08.26

Hobbies:

Faces fast cars, aircraft (private pilot), bikes, freestyle skiing. (adamzampa.com)

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Attended Matej Bel University in Slovakia. (worldproskitour.com)

Family:

Father, Tomaz Zampa. Brothers, Andreas and Teo.

Languages spoken:

Slovakian, English

Club name:

VSC Dukla Banska Bystrica / Zampa Ski Club Vysoke Tatry

Coach:

National: Tomas Zampa (SVK)

Sporting relatives:

Great grandfather Karol Bruk (Alpine skiing, Ski jumping): His father's grandfather was on the first national ski team for Czechoslovakia. (vsetkosmierou.sk; olympic.sk)

Grandfather Frantisek Zampa and grandmother Olga Brukova Zampova (Alpine skiing): Ski racers. (vsetkosmierou.sk; olympic.sk; sochi2014.com)

Father Tomas Zampa (Alpine skiing): Ski racer. Coach for his sons. (adamzampa.com)

Younger brother Andreas Zampa (Alpine skiing): Competed at two Olympic Winter Games (2014, 2018), six World Championships, and four Junior World Championships. Has over 90 World Cup starts.

Younger brother Teo Zampa (Alpine skiing): Competed at the Lausanne 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games, and on the Europa Cup level.

Debut:

2005 FIS event in Bormio (Giant slalom - 92nd)
2010 World Cup in Levi (Slalom - DNF1)

Injuries:

8 February 2017: Contusion of a heel and his pelvis, during the World Championship super-G at St. Moritz, which ended his 2016/17 season. Returned to racing in Australia in August. (yahoo.com, 8 Feb 2017)

Start:

Began skiing when he was three years old. "My parents were always supporting me. Since I was young I dreamed of being an Olympian and to race in the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup." (adamzampa.com)

Memorable:

His fifth-place finish in Alpine combined at the 2016 World Cup in Kitzbuehel, best ever World Cup for a Slovakian man.

Hero:

Alpine skier Bode Miller (USA), six-time Olympic and five-time World Championship medallist.

Alpine skier Ted Ligety (USA), two-time Olympic and five-time World champion.

Alpine skier Ivica Kostelic (CRO), four-time Olympic silver medallist, 2003 World champion. (worldproskitour.com)

Philosophy:

"Don’t forget to always believe in your dreams and follow them even if you're the only one who believes in them. I am the real example of that if you believe in something, you will make it." (adamzampa.com)

Milestones

In two Olympic Winter Games appearances (2014, 2018), he has two top-six finishes at Sochi 2014 (fifth in super combined, sixth in slalom).

At seven World Championships (2009-21), his best finish is eighth in giant slalom in 2021 (Cortina d'Ampezzo), the best finish ever for a Slovakian man.

Has over 165 World Cup starts, his top result being fifth in the 2017 Kitzbuehel Alpine combined, the best World Cup finish ever for a Slovakian man.

Social Media

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/adam.zampa13
https://www.instagram.com/adamzampa13/
https://twitter.com/AdamZampa13
Athlete Website: https://www.adamzampa.com/

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event

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