Tania Cagnotto
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Tania Cagnotto is an Italian
diver
. She is the first Italian female diver to win a medal in a World Championship. A member of the sporting federation Sport Federation Federazione Italiana Nuoto, she is sponsored by the GN Fiamme Gialle – Bolzano Nuoto.
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.
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 spiringboard synchronized event.
Italy
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diver
Diving
Diving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, sometimes while performing acrobatics. Diving is an internationally-recognized sport that is part of the Olympic Games. In addition, unstructured and non-competitive diving is a recreational pastime.Diving is one...
. She is the first Italian female diver to win a medal in a World Championship. A member of the sporting federation Sport Federation Federazione Italiana Nuoto, she is sponsored by the GN Fiamme Gialle – Bolzano Nuoto.
She was born in Bolzano, the daughter of Giorgio Cagnotto
Giorgio Cagnotto
Franco Giorgio Cagnotto is a former diver from Italy, who competed in five consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1964....
, winner of four diving Olympic medals between the 1970s and 1980s, and Carmen Casteiner
Carmen Casteiner
Carmen Casteiner, married Cagnotto is a retired Italian diver.She was born in Bolzano. Casteiner finished nineteenth in the 10 metre platform event of the 1976 Olympic Games....
, another Italian diver.
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
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
, in the European Tournament in Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
, 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
Francesca Dallapè
Francesca Dallapé is an Italian diver.Dallapé finished sixth with Noemi Batki in the synchronized 3 metre springboard event of the 2008 Olympic Games.-References:...
, she also won a silver medal in the 3-meter spiringboard synchronized event.