Tania Cagnotto
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Tania Cagnotto (born May 15, 1985) is an Italian diver. 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 in Bolzano, South Tyrol, the daughter of Giorgio Cagnotto, an Italian platform diver during the 1960s and 1970s.
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 recent 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 catastrophic 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 currently trains at Houston University.