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Diana Munz
Personal information
Full nameDiana Marie Munz
National team United States
Born (1982-06-19) June 19, 1982 (age 42)
Cleveland, Ohio
Height5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Weight123 lb (56 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubLake Erie Silver Dolphins
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney 400 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens 800 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2001 Fukuoka 4×200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2003 Barcelona 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1998 Perth 800 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2001 Fukuoka 800 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2003 Barcelona 800 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Fukuoka 1500 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Barcelona 400 m freestyle
Pan Pacific Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Yokohama 400 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2002 Yokohama 800 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2002 Yokohama 1500 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2002 Yokohama 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1997 Fukuoka 1500 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Fukuoka 400 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Fukuoka 800 m freestyle

Diana Marie Munz (born June 19, 1982), later known by her married name Diana DePetro, is an American former competition swimmer and Olympic champion from Moreland Hills, Ohio. She represented the United States at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, where she won a gold medal in the women's 4×200-meter freestyle relay and a silver medal in 400-meter freestyle. Four years later she added a bronze medal in the 800-meter freestyle to her Olympic medal collection.[1]

She won four events at the 2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Yokohama; and over her career garnered five medals at the World Championships.

Munz is the daughter of Robert Munz, an ice dancer who competed at the 1964 World Figure Skating Championships.[2] As of August 2006, she is married to Palmer DePetro. She has a daughter named Sydney.

As of September 2011, Munz is the Director of Swimming at the SPIRE Institute, an athletic facility in Geneva, Ohio.

See also

References

  1. ^ 2000 Olympics – Sydney, Australia – SwimmingdatabaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on May 3, 2008)
  2. ^ Diana Munz profile
  • Diana Munz – Olympic athlete profile at Sports-Reference.com