1. Tania Cagnotto is the first female Italian diver to win a medal in a World Championship.
11 Facts About Tania Cagnotto
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Tania Cagnotto is a 20-time champion at the European level.
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Tania Cagnotto was born in Bolzano, the daughter of Giorgio Cagnotto and Carmen Casteiner.
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Tania Cagnotto's parents were both Olympic divers, with her father winning four Olympic medals in the 1970s and 1980s.
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Tania 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 receiving a bronze medal for her performance in the 3-meter springboard competition.
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Tania 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.
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Tania Cagnotto competed in the 2013 World Championships in Barcelona, getting the silver medal in 1m springboard only 0.1 marks behind champion He Zi.
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Tania Cagnotto 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.
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Tania Cagnotto announced that the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, her fifth Olympic games, were to be her last competitive events.
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Tania Cagnotto stated that she would coach diving after her ending her competitive career.
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Tania Cagnotto gave birth in Bolzano to their first child, daughter Maya, on 23 January 2018.