Diána Póth

Diana Poth
Diana Poth
	Poth in 2003.
Born	6 August 1981 (age 43); Budapest
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Hungary
Skating club	Iceberg Skating Club, Budapest
Retired	2006

Diana Poth (born 6 August 1981 in Budapest) is a Hungarian figure skater who also competed for Austria. She is a two-time Karl Schäfer Memorial silver medalist and a two-time Hungarian national champion.

Career

Póth began figure skating at the age of four to combat her nerves. Her first coach was Tamara Teglassy, with whom she was most successful as a junior. After the 1998 Worlds Championships, where she finished 10th, she switched coaches and began to train with Andras Szaraz and Eszter Jurek.^[1] Póth achieved her best result, 4th, at a European Championships in 1999.

Póth won two Hungarian national titles in 1999 and 2000. She competed in the Austrian Championships in 2002.

After a couple of injuries, Póth switched coaches again and began training with Jeranjak Ipakjan and Gurgen Vardanjan. In April 2007, Poth retired from competition. She began coaching at a Cardiff skating club. One of her students^[who?] won the junior national championship.^[which?]^[when?]

Personal life

Póth moved to Austria in 2001 and returned to Hungary in October 2002.^[2] Her mother is Austrian.^[3] Her father was a hockey player.^[1]

Póth is married to professional footballer Gábor Gyepes.

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating
2004–2005 ^[3]	Allegretto by Karl Jenkins	Don't let me be Misunderstood by B. Benjamin, S. Marcus Santa Esmeralda Besame Mucho Another Cha Cha by J. Goingc Santa Esmeralda
2003–2004 ^[4]	Csárdás (modern arrangement) by Zoltan Maga	The Question of U by Prince Xotica by Rene Dupere
2002–2003 ^[2]	Music performed by Richard Clayderman	Romeo and Juliet Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
1998–1999 ^[1]	Black Velvet	Gone With the Wind

Results

Results^[2]^[3]^[4]
International
Event	1994–95	1995–96	1996–97	1997–98	1998–99	1999–00	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06
Worlds				10th	11th	14th
Europeans		19th	20th		4th	11th			17th		18th
GP Cup of Russia						5th			9th	6th
GP Lalique					6th	6th	11th
GP NHK Trophy										7th
GP Skate Canada					7th		8th
Finlandia		8th			7th	7th			6th
Karl Schäfer			7th	10th						2nd	2nd
Skate Israel			6th							1st
International: Junior
EYOF			6th
National
Hungarian	3rd	2nd	2nd	3rd	1st	1st	3rd		2nd	4th	2nd	2nd
Austrian								2nd
GP = Grand Prix

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Mittan, J. Barry (1998). "Hungary's Diana Poth Makes a Splash on World Scene". Archived from the original on 12 May 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ ^a ^b ^c "Diana POTH: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 April 2003. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ ^a ^b ^c "Diana POTH: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 August 2006. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ ^a ^b "Diana POTH: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 5 June 2004. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

External links

[jbm-1] Mittan, J. Barry (1998). "Hungary's Diana Poth Makes a Splash on World Scene". Archived from the original on 12 May 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[bio0203-2] "Diana POTH: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 April 2003. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[bio0405-3] "Diana POTH: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 August 2006. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[bio0304-4] "Diana POTH: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 5 June 2004. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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