Dalma Caneva (born 6 May 1994) is an Italian wrestler who won a silver medal at the 2018 Mediterranean Games. She also won the silver medal in her event at the 2020 European Wrestling Championships held in Rome, Italy.
Biography Before 2014 Dalma Caneva won five medals at youth level.
In March 2021, she competed at the European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. She won her first two matches but then lost her match in the semi-finals against Koumba Larroque of France. In May 2021, she failed to qualify for the Olympics at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria.
In 2022, she won the bronze medal in the 68kg event at the Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria. She competed in the 68kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.
She won the silver medal in the women's 72kg event at the 2023 Grand Prix Zagreb Open held in Zagreb, Croatia. She won the gold medal in her event at the 2023 Ibrahim Moustafa Tournament held in Alexandria, Egypt.
Caneva won one of the bronze medals in the 72kg event at the 2023 European Wrestling Championships held in Zagreb, Croatia. She competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. She was eliminated in her first match and she did not qualify for the Olympics. Caneva also competed at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey without qualifying for the Olympics. She was eliminated in her first match.
Achievements Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes 2010Cadets European Championships Sarajevo 2nd 70 kg 2011Cadets European Championships Warsaw 1st 70 kg 2013Junior World Championships Sofia 3rd 67 kg European Championships Tbilisi 67 kgWorld Championships Budapest 67 kg2014Junior European Championships Katowice 1st 67 kg Junior World Championships Zagreb 2nd 67 kg World Championships Tashkent 63 kgWorld Military Championships Fort Dix 3rd 63 kg 2015Mediterranean Championships Madrid 1st 63 kg European Games Baku 63 kgWorld Championships Las Vegas 69 kg 2016European Championships Riga 69 kg2018European Championships Kaspiysk 68 kgMediterranean Games Tarragona 2nd 63 kg
National titles 7 Senior Italian titles
Participations 3 Senior World Championships (2013, 2014, 2015) 4 Senior European Championships (2013, 2015, 2016, 2018)
See also Italy at the 2018 Mediterranean Games
References
External links Dalma Caneva profile at CONI Dalma Caneva profile at Centro Sportivo Esercito