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Diana Vaisman

Diana Vaisman is a Belarusian-born Israeli sprinter who holds Israel's national records in the 60 and 100 metres.

born 1998Israeli 100 metres recordIsraeli 60 metres recordCompeting at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics

Born: 23 July 1998, Minsk
Occupation: athletics competitor, sprinter

Diana Vaisman was born in 1998 in Minsk

Diana Vaisman was born in Minsk, Belarus, on 23 July 1998, to Vladimir and Irina Vaisman. Her family immigrated to Israel when she was 2 and settled in Ashkelon. Her mother, a former athlete, opened an athletics section at Hapoel Ashkelon and became her coach.

She began training in athletics at age 9 and competes for Maccabi Rishon LeZion. As a teenager she broke Israeli youth records in the 100 and 200 metres. She also served as a soldier in the Israel Defense Forces.

In 2018 she broke the Israeli 100 metres record set by Esther Roth-Shahamorov at the 1972 Olympics, running 11.38 seconds. She lowered the record several times, reaching 11.06 seconds in 2022, and also set Israeli records in the 60 metres. She won Israeli titles in the 100 and 200 metres and gold at the 2019 Balkan Indoor Championships.

She represented Israel at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and at the World Championships in Doha in 2019 and Eugene in 2022. She married Max Shvarzman on 7 April 2022.

Diana Vaisman's life in 8 milestones

1998
Born in Minsk, Belarus.
2014
Won the Israeli 200 metres title.
2015
Won silver in the 4x100 metres relay at the European Games in Baku with an Israeli record.
2018
Broke the Israeli 100 metres record with 11.38 seconds.
2019
Won gold in the 60 metres at the Balkan Indoor Championships.
2019
Competed at the World Championships in Doha.
2022
Set an Israeli 100 metres record of 11.06 seconds in Switzerland.
2022
Married Max Shvarzman.