Diane S. Cummins (born 19 January 1974 in Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal) is a middle distance runner from Canada. She set her personal best (1:58.39) in the women's 800 metres on 2 September 2001 at a meet in Rieti (Italy). She was born in South Africa.
Diane S. Cummins (born 19 January 1974 in Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal) is a middle distance runner from Canada. She set her personal best (1:58.39) in the women's 800 metres on 2 September 2001 at a meet in Rieti (Italy). She was born in South Africa.
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Canada | |||||
| 1998 | Commonwealth Games | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 14th (sf) | 800 m | 2:04.40 |
| 3rd | 4 × 400 m | 3:29.97 | |||
| 1999 | Pan American Games | Winnipeg, Canada | 5th | 800 m | 2:03.10 |
| 2001 | Jeux de la Francophonie | Ottawa, Canada | 1st | 800 m | 2:00.77 |
| World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 5th | 800 m | 1:59.49 | |
| 2002 | Commonwealth Games | Manchester, United Kingdom | 2nd | 800 m | 1:58.82 |
| 9th | 1500 m | 4:14.83 | |||
| 2003 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 6th (sf) | 800 m | 2:00.94 |
| World Championships | Paris, France | 6th | 800 m | 2:02.48 | |
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 14th (sf) | 800 m | 2:00.30 |
| 2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 8th (sf) | 800 m | 2:00.10 |
| 2006 | Commonwealth Games | Melbourne, Australia | 5th | 800 m | 1:59.31 |
| 2007 | Pan American Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 1st | 800 m | 1:59.75 |
| 6th | 4 × 400 m | 3:32.37 | |||
| World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 18th (sf) | 800 m | 2:00.51 | |
| 2010 | Commonwealth Games | New Delhi, India | 3rd | 800 m | 2:00.13 |
Kelley Law, née Atkins, formerly Owen, is a Canadian curler from Coquitlam, British Columbia. She grew up in Maple Ridge, British Columbia.
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Zulia Inés Calatayud Torres is a Cuban runner competing mostly in the 800 metres event.
Diane Hendrina Edelijn is a former backstroke swimmer from the Netherlands, who competed for her native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. There, she finished in eighth position in the 100m backstroke, while she was eliminated in the third heat of the 200m backstroke. With the Dutch relay team, Edelijn ended up in fifth place in the 4 × 100 m medley, alongside Wijda Mazereeuw (breaststroke), José Damen (butterfly), and Enith Brigitha (freestyle).
Diane Lynn Dixon is an American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. She was born in Brooklyn, New York. She has an Olympic gold medal for running with the American 4x400 meters relay team at the 1984 Olympics, running in the preliminary rounds.
Patricia Diane Foster was a Canadian track and field athlete, who mainly competed in the 100 metres. Foster was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. She competed for Canada at the 1948 Summer Olympics held in London, United Kingdom, where she won the bronze medal in the women's 4 × 100 metres relay with her teammates Viola Myers, Nancy MacKay and Patricia Jones.
Diane Jones-Konihowski, is a former Canadian pentathlete who was the 1978 Commonwealth Champion and won two gold medals at two Pan-American Games, as well as representing Canada at two Summer Olympics.
Anna Cummins is an American rower who won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the women's eight. At the FISA World Rowing Championships in 2006, Mickelson won the gold medal in the women's eight with a new world's best time of 5:55.50, and with partner Megan Cooke, she placed 4th in the women's pair. At the FISA World Rowing Championships in 2007, Mickelson won the gold medal again in the women's eight and won the "B" final in the women's pair.
Diane Dezura is a Canadian retired curler and Olympic medallist. As Diane Nelson, she played lead on for the Kelley Law rink in the early 2000s, one of the best teams in the world at the time. While she was with the team, the Law rink won a world championship in 2000 and a bronze medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.
Mary Rebecca Whipple is an American coxswain. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics and at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She won a gold medal in women's eight at both competitions. She also competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics where she won a silver medal. As a coxswain, Whipple stands 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) and weighs in at 108 lb (49 kg).
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Diane Madl is an American former field hockey player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics. She is in her 20th season as Head Field Hockey Coach at Providence College.
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Melissa Bishop-Nriagu is a Canadian runner who specializes in the 800 metres. She competed at the 2012, 2016 Olympics and 2020 Olympics. She won a silver medal at the 2015 World Athletics Championships. Her World Championship medal was a Canadian woman's first-ever medal in the 800 m. Bishop-Nriagu graduated from University of Windsor and was only the third Canadian woman to achieve a time under 2:00 minutes in the 800 m. She is currently the national record holder for this distance.
Diane Jean Giebel, also known by her married name Diane Nuess, is an American former competition swimmer. Giebel represented the United States as a 15-year-old at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. She competed in the women's 200-meter butterfly, and finished sixth overall in the event final with a time of 2:31.7.
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