Bob LaPoint
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Bob LaPoint is an American
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professional water skier. His five world slalom records, coupled with five world slalom titles, rank LaPoint as one of the most successful slalom skiers of all time.
In 1994, for the second year in a row, former world slalom water ski champion and world record holder LaPoint won the right to wear the crown as the world's best skier on both water and snow. In 1993 at the inaugural "Water vs. Snow" competition, LaPoint bested three worthy adversaries to claim the title during a made-for-TV format event consisting of slalom waterskiing and downhill racing.
In 1970, LaPoint won and established the National Slalom Record for Junior Boys.
In 1980, LaPoint became the first skier to make a perfect pass on an 11.25-meter line (38 feet off) in a Record Capability tournament at the McCormick World Record Challenge in Seffner, Florida.
Tournament results
- 1967 Overall National Champion, Junior Boys Division
- 1967 Slalom National Champion, Junior Boys Division
- 1977 World Slalom ChampionWorld water skiing champions- List of Tournament World champions - Men & Women :- List of Ski Racing World Champions:- List of Cable Ski World champions - Men & Women :-1980s:1982*Willa Cook, Deleon Springs, Florida, *Ralph Samuelson, deceased, *Richard Pope, deceased,...
- 1979 World Slalom Champion
- 1983 World Slalom Champion
- 1985 World Slalom Champion
- 1987 World Slalom Champion
See also
- Kris LaPointKris LaPointKris LaPoint is an American water skier and 9 time National Slalom Champion. He is the older brother of former world champion Bob LaPoint.-Tournament results:* Nine-time National Slalom Champion...
- Waterskiing
- World water skiing championsWorld water skiing champions- List of Tournament World champions - Men & Women :- List of Ski Racing World Champions:- List of Cable Ski World champions - Men & Women :-1980s:1982*Willa Cook, Deleon Springs, Florida, *Ralph Samuelson, deceased, *Richard Pope, deceased,...
- Masters Waterski and Wakeboard Tournament
- List of Water Skiing Hall of Fame Inductees
- USA Water SkiUSA Water SkiUSA Water Ski is a non-profit water skiing association headquartered in Polk County, Florida consisting of the following organizations:*American Water Ski Association*American Barefoot Club*American Kneelboard Association...
- United States Waterskiing TeamUnited States Waterskiing TeamThe United States Waterskiing Team competes internationally in water skiing tournaments and other events. Recently the team celebrated winning the Gold Cup. Members of the team have informally been known as "The Yellow Shirts". The team is known for its demanding training regimen and has been quite...