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

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 Australia Sydney 18th 3 m springboard [4]
2004 Olympic Games Greece Athens 8th 3 m springboard [4]
8th 10 m platform [4]
2008 Olympic Games China Beijing 5th 3 m springboard [4]
10th 10 m platform [4]
2012 Olympic Games United Kingdom London 4th 3 m springboard
4th 3 m synchronized springboard [4]
2016 Olympic Games Brazil Rio de Janeiro 3rd 3 m springboard
2nd 3 m synchronized springboard

References

  1. "Roma 2009 Swimming World Championships – Tania Cagnotto wins Bronze Medal". youtube.com. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
  2. "Titolo Italiano Assoluto Estivo per Tania Cagnotto" (in Italian). fiammegialle.org. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
  3. 1 2 "Tania Cagnotto – Diving – Olympic Athlete London 2012". london2012.com. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Tania Cagnotto". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
Awards
Preceded by
Jessica Rossi
Italian Sportswoman of the Year
2014
Succeeded by
Flavia Pennetta
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