Ruggero Tita

Ruggero Tita
Personal information
Born (1992-03-20) 20 March 1992 (age 32)
Rovereto, Italy
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight71 Kg
Medal record
Men's sailing
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Nacra 17
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Nacra 17
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Aarhus Nacra 17
Gold medal – first place 2022 Halifax Nacra 17
Gold medal – first place 2023 The Hague Nacra 17
Gold medal – first place 2024 La Grande-Motte Nacra 17
Bronze medal – third place 2017 La Grande-Motte Nacra 17
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Kiel Nacra17
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gydia Nacra17
Gold medal – first place 2022 Aarhus Nacra 17
Silver medal – second place 2011 Helsinki 49er
National Championship
Gold medal – first place 2005 Optimist
Gold medal – first place 2007 29er
Gold medal – first place 2008 49er
Gold medal – first place 2010 49er
Gold medal – first place 2011 49er
Gold medal – first place 2018 Nacra17
Silver medal – second place 2008 29er
Silver medal – second place 2012 49er
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Nacra17

Ruggero Tita (born 20 March 1992) is an Italian sailor. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics and 2024 Summer Olympics, with Caterina Banti, in Nacra 17, winning two gold medals.[1][2]

From the age of 12 on the national team, he conquered the title of Italian champion in the Optimist class at 13 years old, later he became European Team race champion and Swiss Open champion. He competed in the 29er class and after a short period he moved on to the 49er class where he became an Italian champion.

In 2015, he won the Olympic Week on Lake Garda and subsequently the U23 Youth European Champion and the silver medal at the U23 Youth World Championship. Subsequently, with Pietro Zucchetti, represented Italy at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the 49er event. [3][4]

Currently, he is combating in the Nacra 17 class where he won, with Caterina Banti, his second Olympic title at Paris 2024, after winning the gold medal at Tokyo 2020; Tita and Banti won a Bronze and a Gold in the World Championships, 2 consecutive European titles, 2 golds, 1 silver and 1 bronze in the World Cup Series. They won the Olympic Test Event and currently they occupy the first place in the World Ranking.

Italian sailor of the year twice in a row and nominated for the Rolex Sailor of the Year award.

He collaborated with the Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli team in the 36th and 37th America's Cup but did not participate in the races.

Tita is the driver for Red Bull Italy SailGP Team in the SailGP league.[5]

He has a degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Trento and is passionate about extreme sports such as kitesurfing, surfing, snowkiting, freeride, speedfly, paraglide, snowboarding and freestyle skiing.

  1. ^ "Sailing TITA Ruggero". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  2. ^ lahoud, alexia (8 August 2024). "A second gold makes Tita and Banti Italy's best ever Olympic sailors". Nacra17.org. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Ruggero Tita". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 25 August 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  4. ^ "49er Men - Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Introducing the Red Bull Italy SailGP Team, final nation revealed ahead of 2025 Season Opener".

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