Diana Vaisman
![]() Vaisman in 2016 | ||||||
Personal information | ||||||
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Nationality | Israeli | |||||
Born | Minsk, Belarus | 23 July 1998|||||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] | |||||
Weight | 56 kg (123 lb)[1] | |||||
Sport | ||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||
Event(s) | 100 m, 200 m | |||||
Club | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | |||||
Coached by | Irina Vaisman and Irina Lenskiy | |||||
Medal record
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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.
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
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing ![]() | |||||
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
- 100 metres – 11.27 (+0.5 m/s, Tel Aviv 2019)
- 200 metres – 23.78 (-0.9 m/s, Tel Aviv 2018)
Indoor
- 60 metres – 7.32 (Glasgow 2019)
See also
References
- ^ a b Diana Vaisman - Player Profile - Athletics - Eurosport
- ^ "IAAF World Youth Championships Cali 2015 - Day 2"
- ^ Diana Vaisman at World Athletics
- ^ a b c d "כוכבת בהרצה: סיפורה של דיאנה וייסמן"
- ^ a b c "Israeli sprinter breaks country's record set at 1972 Munich Olympics" - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
- ^ "BALKAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS"
- ^ "les Résultats des Compétitions"
- ^ "TRACK AND FIELD RESULTS: Istanbul (Turkey), 16.2.2019 - Balkan Championships - (indoor)"
- ^ http://www.worldjuniorathleticsnewsnzl.co.nz/downloads/4757925/03+2017+Outdoor%3B+July-December.doc
- ^ "3rd U23 Mediterranean Athletics Championships"
- ^ "After 46 years, sprinter breaks Israeli women's 100 meter record" | The Times of Israel
- ^ "Plenty of hardware for Israelis in Minsk" - Israel News - Jerusalem Post
- ^ Diana VAISMAN | Profile | iaaf.org
- ^ "Women's 100 metres – Start List" (PDF). 2019 World Athletics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ "Women's 100 metres – Heats" (PDF). 2019 World Athletics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
External links
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Israeli female sprinters
- Israeli people of Belarusian-Jewish descent
- Belarusian female sprinters
- People from Ashkelon
- Sportspeople from Minsk
- Competitors at the 2017 Maccabiah Games
- Maccabiah Games gold medalists for Israel
- Maccabiah Games medalists in athletics
- European Games competitors for Israel
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 European Games
- European Games medalists in athletics
- European Games bronze medalists for Israel