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Christian DIENER
Sport Swimming
NOC Germany   
GenderMen
Born03 Jun 1993 in Cottbus, GER
Height1.83 m
 Human Interest 
Further Personal Information
Residence
Potsdam, GER
Sport Specific Information
Club / Team
Potsdamer SV: Germany
General Interest
Awards and honours
He was named Cottbusser Athlete of the Year in 2011 and 2014 in a poll organised by a local newspaper in Germany. (psvcottbus-schwimmen.de, 05 Jan 2017)
Sport Specific Information
Name of coach
Jorg Hoffmann [personal], GER
When and where did you begin this sport?
He began swimming at age five.
Further Personal Information
Occupation
Athlete
Languages
English, German
General Interest
Hero / Idol
US swimmer Michael Phelps. (bundesliga.com, 01 Mar 2016)
Other information
FIREFIGHTER
He has undergone training as a firefighter and plans to pursue the career in the future. (sportbuzzer.de, 08 Jul 2020; dsv.de, 03 Dec 2019)
Injuries
In late 2016 he fractured a metatarsus [foot] bone after crashing into a sandbank while learning to kitesurf. (maz-online.de, 13 Sep 2016)
Famous relatives
His younger sister Eileen Diener represented Germany in swimming at the 2010 European Junior Championships in Helsinki, Finland. (SportsDeskOnline, 10 Jun 2021; lr-online.de, 19 Apr 2018)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Go hard or go home." (fhsmp.de, 2018)

 Competition Highlights
Olympic Games
Rank Year Venue Event Result
19 2021 Tokyo, JPN 200m Backstroke 1:58.27
7 2016 Rio de Janeiro, BRA 200m Backstroke 1:56.27
World Championships
Rank Year Venue Event Result
Semifinal 2019 Gwangju, KOR 200m Backstroke 1:57.33
Heats 2019 Gwangju, KOR 100m Backstroke 54.68
8 2019 Gwangju, KOR 4 x 100m Medley Relay 3:32.86
Semifinal 2015 Kazan, RUS 200m Backstroke 1:57.17
Heats 2015 Kazan, RUS 100m Backstroke 54.75
World Championships Short Course
Rank Year Venue Event Result
3 2021 Abu Dhabi, UAE 200m Backstroke 1:48.97
2 2021 Abu Dhabi, UAE 50m Backstroke 22.90
Semifinal 2021 Abu Dhabi, UAE 100m Backstroke 50.30
Heats 2018 Hangzhou, CHN 200m Backstroke 1:50.31
8 2018 Hangzhou, CHN 50m Backstroke 23.49
7 2018 Hangzhou, CHN 100m Backstroke 50.24
7 2018 Hangzhou, CHN 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay 1:25.54
5 2018 Hangzhou, CHN 4 x 50m Medley Relay 1:31.80
5 2018 Hangzhou, CHN 4 x 100m Medley Relay 3:22.17
6 2018 Hangzhou, CHN 4 x 50m Medley Relay 1:38.35
5 2014 Doha, QAT 100m Backstroke 50.21
Heats 2014 Doha, QAT 200m Backstroke 1:51.89
Semifinal 2014 Doha, QAT 50m Backstroke 23.51
7 2014 Doha, QAT 4 x 50m Medley Relay 1:39.47
8 2014 Doha, QAT 4 x 100m Medley Relay 3:23.37
8 2012 Istanbul, TUR 200m Backstroke 1:52.48
8 2012 Istanbul, TUR 100m Backstroke 51.27
Semifinal 2012 Istanbul, TUR 50m Backstroke 23.86
European Championships
Rank Year Venue Event Result
4 2018 Glasgow, SCO 200m Backstroke 1:57.05
Semifinal 2018 Glasgow, SCO 50m Backstroke 25.13
7 2018 Glasgow, SCO 100m Backstroke 53.92
3 2018 Glasgow, SCO 4 x 100m Medley Relay 3:33.52
2 2014 Berlin, GER 200m Backstroke 1:57.16
4 2014 Berlin, GER 100m Backstroke 54.23
4 2014 Berlin, GER 4 x 100m Medley Relay  
Heats 2012 Debrecen, HUN 200m Backstroke 2:01.15
Heats 2012 Debrecen, HUN 100m Backstroke 55.59
Semifinal 2012 Debrecen, HUN 50m Backstroke 25.51
2 2012 Debrecen, HUN 4 x 100m Medley Relay  
European Championships Short Course
Rank Year Venue Event Result
2 2019 Glasgow, SCO 200m Backstroke 1:50.05
2 2019 Glasgow, SCO 50m Backstroke 23.07
2 2019 Glasgow, SCO 100m Backstroke 49.94
7 2019 Glasgow, SCO 4 x 50m Medley Relay  DSQ
8 2017 Copenhagen, DEN 200m Backstroke 1:53.41
4 2017 Copenhagen, DEN 100m Backstroke 50.13
8 2017 Copenhagen, DEN 50m Backstroke 23.48
4 2017 Copenhagen, DEN 4 x 50m Medley Relay 1:37.83
5 2017 Copenhagen, DEN 4 x 50m Medley Relay 1:32.38
3 2013 Herning, DEN 200m Backstroke 1:51.40
2 2013 Herning, DEN 50m Backstroke 23.38
4 2013 Herning, DEN 100m Backstroke 50.96
1 2013 Herning, DEN 4 x 50m Medley Relay 1:39.32
2 2013 Herning, DEN 4 x 50m Medley Relay 1:33.06
4 2012 Chartres, FRA 200m Backstroke 1:52.47
6 2012 Chartres, FRA 100m Backstroke 51.75
5 2012 Chartres, FRA 50m Backstroke 23.54
3 2012 Chartres, FRA 4 x 50m Medley Relay 1:40.10 
8 2012 Chartres, FRA 4 x 50m Medley Relay DSQ
11 2011 Szczecin, POL 200m Backstroke 1:53.45
6 2011 Szczecin, POL 100m Backstroke 52.03
4 2011 Szczecin, POL 50m Backstroke 23.75
3 2011 Szczecin, POL 4 x 50m Medley Relay 1:34.41
World Cup
Rank Year Venue Event Result
98 2023   Overall Ranking  
7 2023 Berlin, GER 200m Backstroke 2:01.55
28 2021   Overall Ranking  
1 2021 Berlin, GER 100m Backstroke 50.32
1 2021 Berlin, GER 200m Backstroke 1:51.19
1 2021 Berlin, GER 50m Backstroke 23.29
1 2021 Berlin, GER 4 x 50m Medley Relay 1:39.17
2 2021 Berlin, GER 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay 1:32.32
72 2018   Overall Ranking  
4 2018 Tokyo, JPN 100m Backstroke 51.13
3 2018 Tokyo, JPN 200m Backstroke 1:50.77
6 2018 Tokyo, JPN 50m Backstroke 23.59
3 2018 Tokyo, JPN 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay 1:32.62
7 2017   Overall  
3 2017 Beijing, CHN 200m Backstroke 1:52.32
7 2017 Beijing, CHN 50m Backstroke 23.83
4 2017 Beijing, CHN 4 x 50m Medley Relay 1:43.98
4 2017 Beijing, CHN 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay 1:35.32
3 2017 Berlin, GER 200m Backstroke 1:49.30
6 2017 Berlin, GER 100m Backstroke 50.91
4 2017 Berlin, GER 4 x 50m Medley Relay 1:39.82
1 2017 Doha, QAT 100m Backstroke 51.00
6 2017 Doha, QAT 100m Individual Medley 53.95
1 2017 Doha, QAT 200m Backstroke 1:50.96
1 2017 Doha, QAT 50m Backstroke 23.58
3 2017 Doha, QAT 4 x 50m Medley Relay 1:43.75
2 2017 Doha, QAT 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay 1:34.04
2 2017 Eindhoven, NED 100m Backstroke 50.32
2 2017 Eindhoven, NED 50m Backstroke 23.31
1 2017 Hong Kong, CHN 100m Backstroke 51.44
7 2017 Hong Kong, CHN 100m Individual Medley 54.41
1 2017 Hong Kong, CHN 200m Backstroke 1:51.25
4 2017 Hong Kong, CHN 50m Backstroke 24.04
4 2017 Hong Kong, CHN 4 x 50m Medley Relay 1:43.22
4 2017 Hong Kong, CHN 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay 1:34.31
2 2017 Moscow, RUS 50m Backstroke 23.40
3 2017 Moscow, RUS 4 x 50m Medley Relay 1:42.71
3 2017 Moscow, RUS 200m Backstroke 1:50.37
4 2017 Singapore, SGP 100m Backstroke 50.24
5 2017 Singapore, SGP 50m Backstroke 23.67
6 2017 Singapore, SGP 4 x 50m Medley Relay 1:41.98
4 2017 Singapore, SGP 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay 1:33.73
4 2017 Tokyo, JPN 100m Backstroke 50.58
4 2017 Tokyo, JPN 200m Backstroke 1:51.02
6 2014   Overall  
5 2014 Beijing, CHN 100m Backstroke 51.95
4 2014 Beijing, CHN 200m Backstroke 1:52.26
1 2014 Doha, QAT 100m Backstroke 50.49
3 2014 Doha, QAT 50m Backstroke 23.52
1 2014 Doha, QAT 200m Backstroke 1:50.20
1 2014 Dubai, UAE 100m Backstroke 50.10
2 2014 Dubai, UAE 50m Backstroke 23.40
1 2014 Dubai, UAE 200m Backstroke 1:49.14
2 2014 Hong Kong, CHN 100m Backstroke 51.77
2 2014 Hong Kong, CHN 50m Backstroke 23.83
3 2014 Hong Kong, CHN 200m Backstroke 1:53.13
1 2014 Moscow, RUS 100m Backstroke 50.31
1 2014 Moscow, RUS 50m Backstroke 23.44
1 2014 Moscow, RUS 200m Backstroke 1:50.96
3 2014 Singapore, SGP 100m Backstroke 50.96
5 2014 Singapore, SGP 50m Backstroke 23.65
2 2014 Singapore, SGP 200m Backstroke 1:51.06
6 2014 Tokyo, JPN 100m Backstroke 51.18
3 2014 Tokyo, JPN 50m Backstroke 23.42
3 2014 Tokyo, JPN 200m Backstroke 1:50.45
6 2012 Berlin, GER 50m Backstroke 24.49