Diána Póth

Diana Poth

Poth in 2003.
Personal information
Country represented Hungary
Former country(ies) represented Austria
Born (1981-08-06) 6 August 1981
Budapest, Hungary
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Former coach Gurgen Vardanjan, Jeranjak Ipakjan, Istvan Simon, Tamara Téglássy, Eszter Jurek
Skating club Iceberg Skating Club, Budapest
Retired 2006
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 130.37
2003 NHK Trophy
Short program 52.24
2003 NHK Trophy
Free skate 85.54
2003 Cup of Russia

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

Personal life

Póth was born on 6 August 1981 in Budapest, Hungary.[1] She moved to Austria in 2001 and returned to Hungary in October 2002.[2] Her mother is Austrian.[1] Her father was a hockey player.[3]

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 Tamara Téglássy, 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.[3] 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 won the junior national championship.

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2004–05
[1]
  • 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
2003–04
[4]
  • Csárdás
    (modern arrangement)
    by Zoltan Maga
  • The Question of U
    by Prince
  • Xotica
    by Rene Dupere
2002–03
[2]
1999–2000
[5]
1998–99
[3]
  • Black Velvet
1996–98
[5]
  • Samson and Delila

Results

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Series/Junior Grand Prix

International[6]
Event 93–94 94–95 95–96 96–97 97–98 98–99 99–00 00–01 01–02 02–03 03–04 04–05 05–06
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
Copenhagen Trophy 2nd
Finlandia Trophy 8th 7th 7th 6th
Golden Spin 4th 2nd 3rd 9th
Nepela Memorial 5th
Schäfer Memorial 7th 10th 2nd 2nd
Skate Israel 6th 1st
Sofia Cup 3rd 1st
International: Junior[6]
Junior Worlds 28th 15th
JGP Bulgaria 7th
JGP Hungary 4th
EYOF 6th
Blue Swords 20th J.
Grand Prize SNP 1st J.
Penta Cup 2nd J.
PFSA Trophy 3rd J.
Triglav Trophy 7th J. 5th J.
National[6]
Hungarian Champ. 3rd 2nd 2nd 3rd 1st 1st 3rd 2nd 4th 2nd 2nd
Austrian Champ. 2nd
WD: Withdrew

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Diana POTH: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 August 2006.
  2. 1 2 "Diana POTH: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 April 2003.
  3. 1 2 3 Mittan, J. Barry (1998). "Hungary's Diana Poth Makes a Splash on World Scene". Archived from the original on 12 May 2012.
  4. ↑ "Diana POTH: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 5 June 2004.
  5. 1 2 "Programs". Official website of Diana Poth. Archived from the original on 7 September 2007.
  6. 1 2 3 "Diana POTH". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016.
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