Tania Cagnotto (Italian pronunciation:[ˈtaːnjakaɲˈɲɔtto]; born 15 May 1985) is an Italiandiver. She is the first female Italian diver to win a medal in a World Championship.[2] A five-time Olympian, she won medals in both individual and synchronized springboard diving in her final appearance at the Olympics in2016. She is also a 20-timechampion at the European level.[3]
Tania Cagnotto was born inBolzano, the daughter ofGiorgio Cagnotto andCarmen Casteiner. Her parents were both Olympic divers, with her father winning four Olympic medals in the 1970s and 1980s.[4]
Cagnotto was sponsored by the sport section of the Italian police force,GN Fiamme Gialle – Bolzano Nuoto.[5]
Cagnotto won her first European gold medal at the2004 championships in Madrid at the age of 19, winning the10-meter platform event and also receiving 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 Rome2009 World Championships, after a 4th place in the 1-meter springboard event. Together withFrancesca Dallapè, she also won a silver medal in the 3-meter springboard synchronized event.[4]
Cagnotto competed in the 2013 World Championships in Barcelona, getting the silver medal in 1m springboard only 0.1 marks behind championHe Zi.[6][7] She won the gold medal in the 1-meter springboard at the2015 FINA World Championship held inKazan; she was the first Italian female diver to win a World Championship in diving. In the same event, Cagnotto also won the bronze medal in the 3-meter springboard.
Cagnotto announced that the2016 Summer Olympics inRio de Janeiro, her fifth Olympic games, were to be her last competitive events. After narrowly missing medals inLondon, she finally won a silver in the 3m synchro (with her partnerFrancesca Dallapé) and bronze in the women's 3m.
Cagnotto competed in Torino in 12-14 May 2017 in 1m springboard as her last competition before retirement. She stated that she would coach diving after her ending her competitive career.[8]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 2000 | Olympic Games |  Sydney | 18th | 3 m springboard | [9] |
| 2004 | Olympic Games |  Athens | 8th | 3 m springboard | [9] |
| 8th | 10 m platform | [9] | |||
| 2008 | Olympic Games |  Beijing | 5th | 3 m springboard | [9] |
| 13th | 10 m platform | [9] | |||
| 2012 | Olympic Games |  London | 4th | 3 m springboard | |
| 4th | 3 m synchronized springboard | [9] | |||
| 2016 | Olympic Games |  Rio de Janeiro | 3rd | 3 m springboard | |
| 2nd | 3 m synchronized springboard |
Cagnotto is married to Stefano Parolin. She gave birth in Bolzano to their first child, daughter Maya, on 23 January 2018.[10] In 2021 she gave birth to their second daughter, Lisa.[11]
Premiati gli Olimpici: Campriani, Garozzo, Cagnotto, Lodo, Vicino e Montrone
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