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Diana Zambo

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Hungary
Swimming
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Biography

Impairment information

Classification
S5, SB6, SM5

Further personal information

Residence
Tatabánya, HUN
Languages
Hungarian, English
Higher education
Computer Science - University of Veszprem: Hungary

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?
She began the sport at age eight at primary school in Budapest, Hungary.
Why this sport?
Swimming was part of her school's physical education programme.
Club / Team
Tatabanyai Vizmu SE: Hungary
Name of coach
Marta Kocsis [club]
Coach from which country?
Hungary
Coach from what year?
2009

International debut

Year
1991
Competing for
Hungary
Tournament
European Championships
Location
Barcelona

General interest

Nicknames
Dia (Athlete, 29 Dec 2010)
Hobbies
Drawing, ice skating, reading, computers, skiing. (Athlete, 29 Dec 2010)
Memorable sporting achievement
Winning the gold medal in the 4x50m medley relay at the 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta. (Athlete, 29 Dec 2010)
Most influential person in career
Former coach Zsigmond Gyenge. (Athlete, 29 Dec 2010)
Hero / Idol
Hungarian swimmer Krisztina Egerszegi. (Athlete, 29 Dec 2010)
Injuries
Since 2005 she has had problems with her hips. She also has pain in her knee. (Athlete, 29 Dec 2010)
Impairment
She has arthrogryposis, mainly in her arms. (Athlete, 29 Dec 2010)

Results

Unit Date Rank
IPC Swimming World Championships Eindhoven 2010 (Eindhoven, Netherlands)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 50 m Butterfly S5 Final Round 5
Women's 50 m Butterfly S5 Heat 2 4
Women's 50 m Backstroke S5 Final Round 7
Women's 50 m Backstroke S5 Heat 2 4
Women's 4x50 m Medley 20pts Final Round 6
Women's 4x50 m Medley 20pts Heat 1 3
Women's 4x50 m Freestyle 20pts Final Round 6
Women's 4x50 m Freestyle 20pts Heat 1 3
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM5 Final Round 5
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM5 Heat 2 4
IPC Swimming World Championships Durban 2006 (Durban, South Africa)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM5 Final Round 4
Women's 50 m Backstroke S5 Heats 7
Women's 50 m Backstroke S5 Final Round 6
Women's 50 m Butterfly S5 Final Round 3
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB6 Final Round 6
Athens 2004 Paralympic Games (Athens, Greece)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 50 m Butterfly S5 Final Round 4
Women's 50 m Backstroke S5 Final Round 5
Women's 50 m Backstroke S5 Heat 2 3
IPC Swimming World Championships Mar del Plata 2002 (Mar del Plata, Argentina)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 100 m Backstroke S6 Final Round 8
Women's 100 m Backstroke S6 Heats 8
Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games (Sydney, Australia)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 200 m Medley SM6 Heat 1 5
Women's 50 m Butterfly S6 Final Round 8
Women's 50 m Butterfly S6 Heat 1 4
Women's 100 m Backstroke S6 Final Round 6
Women's 100 m Backstroke S6 Heat 2 4
Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games (Beijing, China)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 200 m Freestyle S5 Heat 2 8
Women's 50 m Backstroke S5 Final Round 6
Women's 50 m Backstroke S5 Heat 1 2
IPC Swimming World Championships Malta 1994 (Malta, Malta)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM6 Heats 7
Women's 50 m Butterfly S6 Final Round 5
Women's 50 m Butterfly S6 Heats 5
Women's 100 m Backstroke S6 Final Round 9999
Women's 100 m Backstroke S6 Heats 6
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM6 Final Round 8
Women's 4x50 m Medley S1-6 Final Round 1
Barcelona 1992 Paralympic Games (Barcelona, Spain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 4x50 m Freestyle S1-6 Final Round 5
Women's 50 m Butterfly S6 Final Round 3
Women's 50 m Butterfly S6 Heat 1 2
Women's 100 m Backstroke S6 Final Round 7
Women's 100 m Backstroke S6 Heat 2 5
Women's 50 m Freestyle S6 Heat 2 6
Atlanta 1996 Paralympic Games (Atlanta, United States of America)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 100 m Backstroke S6 Heats 11
Women's 4x50 m Medley S1-6 Final Round 1
Women's 200 m Medley SM6 Heats 12
Women's 50 m Butterfly S6 Final Round 7
Women's 50 m Butterfly S6 Heats 8
IPC Swimming World Championships Christchurch 1998 (Christchurch, New Zealand)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 100 m Backstroke S6 Heats 9
Women's 50 m Butterfly S6 Final Round 5
Women's 50 m Butterfly S6 Heats 5
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB7 Final Round 6
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM6 Final Round 5
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM6 Heats 5
London 2012 Paralympic Games (London, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM5 Heat 2 2012-08-31 5
Women's 50 m Butterfly S5 Final Round 2012-09-07 8
Women's 50 m Butterfly S5 Heat 1 2012-09-07 5