Tania Cagnotto
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Tania Cagnotto is an Italian
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
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, in the European Tournament in Madrid
Madrid
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, 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.

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