Diana Vaisman


Diana Vaisman is a Belarusian-born Israeli sprinter. She holds the Israeli national record in the 100 metre sprint.

Early and personal life

Vaisman was born in Minsk, Belarus, to Irina and Vladimir Weissman. Her family immigrated to Israel when she was two years old. They reside in Ashkelon, Israel. Vaisman's mother is a former athlete and a current coach, and coaches her as does Irina Lenskiy.
As of 2018, she serves as a soldier in the Israel Defense Forces.

Running career

Vaisman's club is Maccabi Rishon LeZion.

60 metres

Vaisman represented Israel in the 60 metres at two European Athletics Indoor Championships, in 2017 and 2019, reaching the semifinals on the second occasion. In February 2018 she won a bronze medal in the 60 m sprint with a time of 7.49 at the 2018 Balkan Athletics Indoor Championships in Istanbul, Turkey. In January 2019 at the 2019 Mediterranean Athletics U23 Indoor Championships in Miramas, France, she won a bronze medal in the 60 metres with a time of 7.45. In February 2019 she won a gold medal in the 60 m sprint with a time of 7.34 at the 2019 Balkan Athletics Indoor Championships in Istanbul.

100 metres

In July 2017 at the 2017 Maccabiah Games she set the Games record in the 100 m dash with a time of 11.71. In June 2018 at the 2018 Mediterranean Athletics U23 Championships in Jesolo, Italy, Vaisman won a silver medal in the 100 metres with a time of 11.59.
Vaisman is Israel's national record holder in the 100 metres, having in July 2018 at 19 years of age at the Israel Athletic Championship in Tel Aviv broken a long-standing 46-year record of Esther Roth-Shahamorov going back to the 1972 Summer Olympics. In June 2019 at the 2019 European Games, Vaisman set a new Israeli national record in the 100 metres, running it in 11:35 seconds. In July 2019 she ran the 100 metres in 11.27 at the 83rd Israel Athletic Championships, lowering her Israeli national record.

International competitions

Personal bests

Outdoor
Indoor