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Tania Cagnotto

Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1985-05-15) 15 May 1985 (age 39) Bolzano, Italy
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight	53 kg (117 lb)
Spouse(s)	Stefano Parolin
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Diving
Event(s)	1 m, 3 m, 3 m synchro, 10 m
College team	Houston Cougars
Club	Fiamme Gialle
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 0 1 1 World Championships 1 3 6 European Championships 20 5 4 FINA Diving World Cup 0 0 2 Olympic Games Silver 2016 Rio de Janeiro 3 m synchro Bronze 2016 Rio de Janeiro 3 m springboard World Championships Gold 2015 Kazan 1 m Silver 2009 Rome 3 m synchro Silver 2013 Barcelona 3 m synchro Silver 2013 Barcelona 1 m Bronze 2005 Montreal 3 m Bronze 2007 Melbourne 3 m Bronze 2009 Rome 3 m Bronze 2011 Shanghai 1 m Bronze 2015 Kazan 3 m Bronze 2015 Kazan 3 m mixed synchro European Championships Gold 2004 Madrid 10 m Gold 2008 Eindhoven 10 m Gold 2009 Torino 1 m Gold 2009 Torino 3 m Gold 2009 Torino 3 m synchro Gold 2010 Budapest 1 m Gold 2010 Budapest 3 m synchro Gold 2011 Torino 1 m Gold 2011 Torino 3 m synchro Gold 2012 Eindhoven 3 m synchro Gold 2013 Rostock 1 m Gold 2013 Rostock 3 m synchro Gold 2014 Berlin 1 m Gold 2014 Berlin 3 m synchro Gold 2015 Rostock 1m Gold 2015 Rostock 3 m synchro Gold 2015 Rostock 3 m Gold 2016 London 1 m Gold 2016 London 3 m Gold 2016 London 3 m synchro Silver 2002 Berlin 10 m Silver 2012 Eindhoven 1 m Silver 2013 Rostock 3 m Silver 2014 Berlin 3 m Silver 2016 London Mixed 3 m synchro Bronze 2002 Berlin 3 m synchro Bronze 2004 Madrid 1 m Bronze 2008 Eindhoven 10 m synchro Bronze 2011 Torino 3 m

Tania Cagnotto (Italian pronunciation: [ˈtaːnja kaɲˈɲɔtto]; born 15 May 1985) is an Italian diver. She is the first female Italian diver to win a medal in a World Championship. A five-time Olympian, she won medals in both individual and synchronized springboard diving in her final appearance at the Olympics in 2016. She is also a 20-time champion at the European level.

Biography

Tania Cagnotto was born in Bolzano, the daughter of Giorgio Cagnotto and Carmen Casteiner. Her parents were both Olympic divers, with her father winning four Olympic medals in the 1970s and 1980s.

Cagnotto was sponsored by the sport section of the Italian police force, GN Fiamme Gialle – Bolzano Nuoto.

Tania Cagnotto in 2009 World Championship

Cagnotto won her first European gold medal at the 2004 championships in Madrid at the age of 19, winning the 10-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 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.

Cagnotto competed in the 2013 World Championships in Barcelona, getting the silver medal in 1m springboard only 0.1 marks behind champion He Zi. 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 win a World Championship in diving. 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, her fifth Olympic games, were to be her last competitive events. After narrowly missing medals in London, she finally won a silver in the 3m synchro (with her partner Francesca 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.

Olympic results

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney	18th	3 m springboard
2004	Olympic Games	Athens	8th	3 m springboard
			8th	10 m platform
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing	5th	3 m springboard
			13th	10 m platform
2012	Olympic Games	London	4th	3 m springboard
			4th	3 m synchronized springboard
2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro	3rd	3 m springboard
			2nd	3 m synchronized springboard

Personal life

Cagnotto is married to Stefano Parolin. She gave birth in Bolzano to their first child, daughter Maya, on 23 January 2018. In 2021 she gave birth to their second daughter, Lisa

See also

In Spanish: Tania Cagnotto para niños

• Italian sportswomen multiple medalists at Olympics and World Championships