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Melanie Paschke

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Melanie Paschke
Personal information
Full nameMelanie Paschke
Born (1970-06-29) 29 June 1970 (age 54)
Braunschweig, West Germany
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Sport
Country Germany
SportAthletics
Event(s)100 metres, 200 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best60 metres: 7.09 (February 1996) 100 metres: 11.04 (June 1995) 200 metres: 22.53 (July 1995)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Germany
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 Edmonton 4 x 100 m
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Gothenburg 4 x 100 m
World Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 1995 Barcelona 60 m
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1994 Helsinki 4 x 100 m
Silver medal – second place 1998 Budapest 4 x 100 m
Silver medal – second place 2002 Munich 4 x 100 m
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Helsinki 100 m
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Budapest 200 m

Melanie Paschke (born 29 June 1970 in Braunschweig) is a retired German sprinter, who specialised in the 100 metres, 200 metres and 4 × 100 metres relay.

Biography

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Her personal best time in the 100 m is 11.04 seconds, achieved in June 1995 in Bremen. This places her tenth on the German all-time list, behind Marlies Göhr, Marita Koch, Silke Gladisch, Katrin Krabbe, Heike Drechsler, Bärbel Wöckel, Annegret Richter, Romy Müller, Monika Hamann, Inge Helten and Ingrid Auerswald.[1]

Paschke competed for the clubs LG Braunschweig and TV Wattenscheid 01 during her active career.

Achievements

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Germany
1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 5th 4 × 100 m relay 42.79
1994 European Indoor Championships Paris, France 3rd 60 m 7.19
European Championships Helsinki, Finland 3rd 100 m 11.28 (wind: +0.6 m/s)
1st 4 × 100 m relay 42.90
World Cup London, England 2nd 4 × 100 m relay 43.22
1995 World Indoor Championships Barcelona, Spain 2nd 60 m 7.10
World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 6th 100 m 11.10
4th 200 m 22.60
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 43.01
Universiade Fukuoka, Japan 1st 100 m 11.16
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States semi-final 100 m 11.14
semi-final 200 m 22.81
1997 World Championships Athens, Greece 6th 100 m 11.19
4th 4 × 100 m relay 42.44
1998 European Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 1st 60 m 7.14
2nd 200 m 22.50
European Championships Budapest, Hungary 3rd 200 m 22.78
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 42.68
World Cup Johannesburg, South Africa 6th 200 m 22.70
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 1st 4 × 100 m relay 42.32
2002 European Championships Munich, Germany 5th 100 m[2] 11.37 (wind: -0.7 m/s)
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 42.54
World Cup Madrid, Spain 5th 100 m 11.37

See also

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References

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  1. ^ ""Ewige" Bestenliste der deutschen Leichtathletik" ["Eternal" list of the best in German athletics] (PDF). leichtathletik.de (in German). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-07-04.
  2. ^ 2002 European Championships - women's results (Sporting Heroes)
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