Tania Cagnotto

Tania Cagnotto

Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1985-05-15) 15 May 1985 Bolzano, Italy
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight	53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
Sport	Diving
Event(s)	1 m, 3 m, 3 m synchro, 10 m
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 0 1 1 World Championships 1 3 6 FINA Diving World Cup 0 0 2 European Championships 20 5 4 Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro 3 m synchro 2016 Rio de Janeiro 3 m springboard World Championships 2015 Kazan 1 m 2009 Rome 3 m synchro 2013 Barcelona 3 m synchro 2013 Barcelona 1 m 2005 Montreal 3 m 2007 Melbourne 3 m 2009 Rome 3 m 2011 Shanghai 1 m 2015 Kazan 3 m 2015 Kazan 3 m mixed synchro European Championships 2004 Madrid 10 m 2008 Eindhoven 10 m 2009 Torino 1 m 2009 Torino 3 m 2009 Torino 3 m synchro 2010 Budapest 1 m 2010 Budapest 3 m synchro 2011 Torino 1 m 2011 Torino 3 m synchro 2012 Eindhoven 3 m synchro 2013 Rostock 1 m 2013 Rostock 3 m synchro 2014 Berlin 1 m 2014 Berlin 3 m synchro 2015 Rostock 1m 2015 Rostock 3 m synchro 2015 Rostock 3 m 2016 London 1 m 2016 London 3 m 2016 London 3 m synchro 2002 Berlin 10 m 2012 Eindhoven 1 m 2013 Rostock 3 m 2014 Berlin 3 m 2016 London Mixed 3 m synchro 2002 Berlin 3 m synchro 2004 Madrid 1 m 2008 Eindhoven 10 m synchro 2011 Torino 3 m

Tania Cagnotto (Italian pronunciation: [ˈtaːnja kaɲˈɲɔtto]; born 15 May 1985) is a retired Italian diver. She is the first Italian female diver to win a medal in a World Championship.^[1] A member of the sporting federation Sport Federation Federazione Italiana Nuoto, she is sponsored by the GN Fiamme Gialle – Bolzano Nuoto.^[2]

Biography

She was born in Bolzano, the daughter of Giorgio Cagnotto, winner of four diving Olympic medals between the 1970s and 1980s, and Carmen Casteiner, another Italian diver.^[3]

She won her first medal at age 14. Since then, she has won several other championships in Europe and the USA. A participant in the 2004 Summer Olympics, in the European Tournament in Madrid, she was the gold medallist in the 10-meter platform event and won a bronze medal for her performance in the 3-meter springboard competition. After a disappointing performance in the 10-meter platform final round at the Montreal 2005 World Championships, she won the bronze medal in the 3-meter springboard event. Cagnotto won a third consecutive bronze medal in the 3-meter springboard at the Rome 2009 World Championships, after a 4th place in the 1-meter springboard event. Together with Francesca Dallapè, she also won a silver medal in the 3-meter springboard synchronized event.^[3] She won the silver medal in the 3-meter springboard together with Francesca Dallapè at the 2016 Summer Olympics. It was the first Olympic medal for Cagnotto.

She won the gold medal in the 1-meter springboard at the 2015 FINA World Championship held in Kazan; she was the first Italian female diver to achieve this result. In the same event, Cagnotto also won the bronze medal in the 3-meter springboard.

Cagnotto announced that the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro were to be her last competitive events. After narrowly missing medals in London, five-time Olympian Cagnotto retires winning a silver in the 3m synchro (with her partner Francesca Dallapé) and bronze in the women's 3m.

Olympic results

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney	18th	3 m springboard	[4]
2004	Olympic Games	Athens	8th	3 m springboard	[4]
			8th	10 m platform	[4]
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing	5th	3 m springboard	[4]
			10th	10 m platform	[4]
2012	Olympic Games	London	4th	3 m springboard
			4th	3 m synchronized springboard	[4]
2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro	3rd	3 m springboard
			2nd	3 m synchronized springboard

References

External links

• Tania Cagnotto at Sports Reference
• Diver profile at Beijing 2008 Official site
• Diver profile at Federnuoto Official site
• Media related to Tania Cagnotto at Wikimedia Commons