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.
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| Full name | Melanie Paschke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 June 1970 Braunschweig, West Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 100 metres, 200 metres | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | 60 metres: 7.09 (February 1996) 100 metres: 11.04 (June 1995) 200 metres: 22.53 (July 1995) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
editHer 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 |
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| 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
editReferences
edit- ^ ""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.
- ^ 2002 European Championships - women's results (Sporting Heroes)
