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.^[2] 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.^[3]

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Tania Cagnotto

Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1985-05-15) 15 May 1985 (age 38) Bolzano, Italy
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight	53 kg (117 lb)
Spouse	Stefano Parolin
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Diving
Event(s)	1 m, 3 m, 3 m synchro, 10 m
Club	Fiamme Gialle[1]
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 Total 21 9 13 Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro 3 m synchro 2016 Rio de Janeiro 3 m springboard World Championships 2015 Kazan 1 m 2009 Rome 3 m synchro 2013 Barcelona 3 m synchro 2013 Barcelona 1 m 2005 Montreal 3 m 2007 Melbourne 3 m 2009 Rome 3 m 2011 Shanghai 1 m 2015 Kazan 3 m 2015 Kazan 3 m mixed synchro European Championships 2004 Madrid 10 m 2008 Eindhoven 10 m 2009 Torino 1 m 2009 Torino 3 m 2009 Torino 3 m synchro 2010 Budapest 1 m 2010 Budapest 3 m synchro 2011 Torino 1 m 2011 Torino 3 m synchro 2012 Eindhoven 3 m synchro 2013 Rostock 1 m 2013 Rostock 3 m synchro 2014 Berlin 1 m 2014 Berlin 3 m synchro 2015 Rostock 1m 2015 Rostock 3 m synchro 2015 Rostock 3 m 2016 London 1 m 2016 London 3 m 2016 London 3 m synchro 2002 Berlin 10 m 2012 Eindhoven 1 m 2013 Rostock 3 m 2014 Berlin 3 m 2016 London Mixed 3 m synchro 2002 Berlin 3 m synchro 2004 Madrid 1 m 2008 Eindhoven 10 m synchro 2011 Torino 3 m

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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.^[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 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.^[4]

Cagnotto competed in the 2013 World Championships in Barcelona, getting the silver medal in 1m springboard only 0.1 marks behind champion He Zi.^[6][7] 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.^[8]

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]

• Italian sportswomen multiple medalists at Olympics and World Championships