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.

Melanie Paschke
Personal information
Full nameMelanie Paschke
Born (1970-06-29) 29 June 1970 (age 53)
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

Biography edit

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 edit

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 edit

References edit

  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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