Bitter: Cagnotto missed the European Championship medal with the last jump

What happened? Cagnotto fought an exciting head-to-head race with her long-term rival Anna Lindberg at the Pieter Van den Hoogenband Stadium in Eindhoven. Although the Swede, who had already snatched gold from the 1-meter board from Bolzano on Friday, defended her lead with her final jump, Cagnotto was the last to have the chance to overtake again. She offered a great jump that would normally have been enough for gold. However, the 27-year-old from South Tyrol touched the diving board very lightly with her hand while diving. The jury punished this with numerous point deductions and relegated Cagnotto to fourth place.

"In my opinion, the jury's assessment is far too harsh. With this jump, a medal would undoubtedly have been possible. If Tania hadn't touched the board, it would probably have been enough for gold. But now she has to look forward and focus on this Prepare for synchronized jumping," says father and coach Giorgio Cagnotto.

With 307,65 points, Cagnotto had to give way to Lindberg (342,75), Germany's Uschi Freitag (321,40) and Olena Fedorova from Russia (315,00). Francesca Dallapè from Trento scored 281,20 points and finished the competition in eighth place.

Tania Cagnotto wants to win her first gold medal on Sunday at the end of the European Championships in Eindhoven. Together with Dallapè she competes in synchronized diving from the 3-meter board (11 a.m. qualifying, 17.30:XNUMX p.m. final).

Results of the European Diving Championships in Eindhoven (NED):

3m board women 1. Anna Lindberg (SWE) 342,75 2. Uschi Freitag (GER) 321,40 3. Olena Fedorova (RUS) 315,00 4. Tania Cagnotto (Bolzano/ITA) 307,65 5. Anastasia Pozdniakova (RUS) 304,65 6. Nora Subschinsky (GER) 298,20 7. Rebecca Gallantree (GER) 286,40 8. Francesca Dallapè (ITA) 281,20 9. Hannah Starling (GBR) 280,70 10. Nora Barta (HUN) 268,45 11. Inge Jansen (NED) 263,55 12. Marion Frisser (FRA) 259,70

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Bitter: Cagnotto missed the European Championship medal with the last jump

For a long time, Tania Cagnotto was clearly on course for gold when jumping from the 3-meter board, but in the end she had to put up with an ungrateful fourth place.

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