Dalma Caneva

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.

National titles

 * 7 Senior Italian titles

Participations

 * 3 Senior World Championships (2013, 2014, 2015)
 * 4 Senior European Championships (2013, 2015, 2016, 2018)