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, with its introduction occurring at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic d ...

. 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: single skating, men's si ...

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 city, capital and List of cities and towns of Hungary, most populous city of Hungary. It is the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, tenth-largest city in the European Union by popul ...

, 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.

Career

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

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, 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

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. 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 21st-century Hungarian sportswomen 21st-century Austrian sportswomen