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

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

See also

References
  1. Diana Vaisman - Player Profile - Athletics - Eurosport
  2. "IAAF World Youth Championships Cali 2015 - Day 2"
  3. Diana Vaisman at World Athletics
  4. "כוכבת בהרצה: סיפורה של דיאנה וייסמן"
  5. "Israeli sprinter breaks country's record set at 1972 Munich Olympics" - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
  6. "BALKAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS"
  7. "les Résultats des Compétitions"
  8. "TRACK AND FIELD RESULTS: Istanbul (Turkey), 16.2.2019 - Balkan Championships - (indoor)"
  9. http://www.worldjuniorathleticsnewsnzl.co.nz/downloads/4757925/03+2017+Outdoor%3B+July-December.doc
  10. "3rd U23 Mediterranean Athletics Championships"
  11. "After 46 years, sprinter breaks Israeli women's 100 meter record" | The Times of Israel
  12. "Plenty of hardware for Israelis in Minsk" - Israel News - Jerusalem Post
  13. Diana VAISMAN | Profile | iaaf.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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