Diána Póth Explained

Diána Póth
Country:Hungary
Formercountry:Austria
Birth Date:6 August 1981
Birth Place:Budapest, Hungary
Coach:Gurgen Vardanjan, Jeranjak Ipakjan, István Simon, Tamara Téglássy, Eszter Jurek
Skating Club:Iceberg Skating Club, Budapest
Retired:2006
Combined Total:130.37
Combined Date:2003 NHK Trophy
Sp Score:52.24
Sp Date:2003 NHK Trophy
Fs Score:85.54
Fs Date:2003 Cup of Russia

Diána Póth (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. She moved to Austria 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 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. 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

SeasonShort programFree skating
2004–05
  • Allegretto
2003–04
  • The Question of U
  • Xotica
2002–03
  • Music
  • Romeo and Juliet
1999–2000
  • Music
  • Music
1998–99
  • Black Velvet
1996–98
  • Samson and Delila

Results

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

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