Diana Vaisman

Diana Vaisman (or Weissman,[2] Hebrew: דיאנה ויסמן; born 23 July 1998) is a Belarusian-born Israeli sprinter.[3] She holds the Israeli national record in the 100 metre sprint.

Diana Vaisman
Vaisman in 2016
Personal information
NationalityIsraeli
Born (1998-07-23) 23 July 1998
Minsk, Belarus
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight56 kg (123 lb)[1]
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)100 m, 200 m
ClubMaccabi Rishon LeZion
Coached byIrina Vaisman and Irina Lenskiy
Medal record
Representing  Israel

Early and personal life

Vaisman was born in Minsk, Belarus, to Irina and Vladimir Weissman.[4] Her family immigrated to Israel when she was two years old.[4] They reside in Ashkelon, Israel.[5] Vaisman's mother is a former athlete and a current coach, and coaches her as does Irina Lenskiy.[4]

As of 2018, she serves as a soldier in the Israel Defense Forces.[5]

Running career

Vaisman's club is Maccabi Rishon LeZion.[4]

60 metres

Vaisman represented Israel in the 60 metres at two European Athletics Indoor Championships, in 2017 and 2019, reaching the semifinals on the second occasion. In February 2018 she won a bronze medal in the 60 m sprint with a time of 7.49 at the 2018 Balkan Athletics Indoor Championships in Istanbul, Turkey.[6] In January 2019 at the 2019 Mediterranean Athletics U23 Indoor Championships in Miramas, France, she won a bronze medal in the 60 metres with a time of 7.45.[7] In February 2019 she won a gold medal in the 60 m sprint with a time of 7.34 at the 2019 Balkan Athletics Indoor Championships in Istanbul.[8]

100 metres

In July 2017 at the 2017 Maccabiah Games she set the Games record in the 100 m dash with a time of 11.71.[9] In June 2018 at the 2018 Mediterranean Athletics U23 Championships in Jesolo, Italy, Vaisman won a silver medal in the 100 metres with a time of 11.59.[10]

Vaisman is Israel's national record holder in the 100 metres (11.38 seconds), having in July 2018 at 19 years of age at the Israel Athletic Championship in Tel Aviv broken a long-standing 46-year record of Esther Roth-Shahamorov going back to the 1972 Summer Olympics.[11][5] In June 2019 at the 2019 European Games, Vaisman set a new Israeli national record in the 100 metres, running it in 11:35 seconds.[12] In July 2019 she ran the 100 metres in 11.27 at the 83rd Israel Athletic Championships, lowering her Israeli national record.[13] In 2019, she competed in the women's 100 metres event at the 2019 World Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar.[14] She did not qualify to compete in the semi-finals.[15]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Israel
2013 European Youth Olympic Festival Utrecht, Netherlands 21st (h) 100 m 12.82 (w)
17th (h) 200 m 26.49 (w)
2015 World Youth Championships Cali, Colombia 10th (sf) 100 m 11.79
200 m DQ
2016 World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 11th (sf) 100 11.66
2017 European Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 33rd (h) 60 m 7.54
European U20 Championships Grosseto, Italy 11th (sf) 100 m 11.88
30th (h) 200 m 24.85
16th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 46.46
2018 Balkan Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 3rd 60 m 7.49
Mediterranean U23 Championships Jesolo, Italy 2nd 100 m 11.59
4th 4 × 100 m relay 47.06
European Championships Berlin, Germany 14th (h) 100 m 11.61
2019 Balkan Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 1st 60 m 7.34
European Indoor Championships Glasgow, Scotland 11th (sf) 60 m 7.32
European U23 Championships Gävle, Sweden 4th 100 m 11.48
World Championships Doha, Qatar 30th (h) 100 m 11.39
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 23rd (h) 100 m 11.27
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 17th (sf) 60 m 7.20

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

See also

References

  1. "Diana Vaisman - Player Profile - Athletics". Eurosport.
  2. "Diana Weissman Photostream". Zimbio.
  3. Diana Vaisman at World Athletics
  4. "כוכבת בהרצה: סיפורה של דיאנה וייסמן". ynet. November 21, 2014.
  5. "Israeli sprinter breaks country's record set at 1972 Munich Olympics". July 9, 2018.
  6. ""BALKAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS"" (PDF).
  7. "les Résultats des Compétitions". bases.athle.fr.
  8. Baronet, Carles (February 17, 2019). "- TRACK AND FIELD RESULTS WORLDWIDE - : Istanbul (Turkey), 16.2.2019 -Balkan Championships- (indoor)".
  9. "World Junior Athletics News NZL". www.worldjuniorathleticsnewsnzl.co.nz.
  10. "3rd U23 Mediterranean Athletics Championships"
  11. staff, T. O. I. "After 46 years, sprinter breaks Israeli women's 100 meter record". www.timesofisrael.com.
  12. "Plenty of hardware for Israelis in Minsk". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com.
  13. "Diana VAISMAN | Profile". www.worldathletics.org.
  14. "Women's 100 metres – Start List" (PDF). 2019 World Athletics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  15. "Women's 100 metres – Heats" (PDF). 2019 World Athletics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
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