Ruggero Tita
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| Born | 20 March 1992 Rovereto, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 71 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
