Diána Póth (born 6 August 1981) is a Hungarian former competitive

figure skater Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, when contested at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic disciplines are me ...

. She is a two-time

Karl Schäfer Memorial The Karl Schäfer Memorial (other titles: Asko Cup (1987), Vienna Cup (1994), or Vienna Trophy) was a senior-level international figure skating competition held in Vienna, Austria. Medals were awarded in four disciplines: men's singles, ladies' s ...

silver medalist and a two-time Hungarian national champion. She also competed briefly for

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Personal life

Póth was born on 6 August 1981 in

Budapest Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...

, Hungary. She moved to

in 2001 and returned to Hungary in October 2002. Her mother is Austrian. Her father was a hockey player. Póth is married to professional footballer

Gábor Gyepes Gábor Gyepes (; born 26 June 1981) is a Hungarian former professional Association football, footballer. Gyepes began his career with Ferencvárosi TC, Ferencváros, where he won two List of Hungarian football champions, Hungarian national cha ...

Career

Póth began figure skating at the age of four to combat her nerves. Her first coach was

Tamara Téglássy Tamara Téglássy (born 29 September 1968 in Debrecen) is a Hungarian former competitive figure skater. She is an eight-time Hungarian national champion (1984–1991) and competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. She finished in the to ...

, 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. 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 Gurgen Vardanjan ( hy, Գուրգեն Վարդանյան, russian: Гурген Норикович Варданян, born 18 October 1963) is an Armenian figure skating coach and former competitor for the Soviet Union. He is the 1983 Grand Prix In ...

. In April 2007, Poth retired from competition. She began coaching at a Cardiff skating club. One of her students won the junior national championship.

Programs

Results

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; JGP: Junior Series/Junior Grand Prix''

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Poth, Diana 1981 births Living people Hungarian female single skaters Austrian female single skaters Hungarian people of Austrian descent Hungarian emigrants to Austria Figure skaters from Budapest