Melanie Paschke

Melanie Paschke
Personal information
Full name	Melanie Paschke
Born	29 June 1970 (age 54); Braunschweig, West Germany
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Sport
Country	Germany
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	100 metres, 200 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best	60 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
World Indoor Championships
European Championships

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

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.

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)
	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	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
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	semi-final	200 m	22.81
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	6th	100 m	11.19
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	4th	4 × 100 m relay	42.44
1998	European Indoor Championships	Valencia, Spain	1st	60 m	7.14
	European Indoor Championships	Valencia, Spain	2nd	200 m	22.50
	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	3rd	200 m	22.78
	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	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)
	European Championships	Munich, Germany	2nd	4 × 100 m relay	42.54
	World Cup	Madrid, Spain	5th	100 m	11.37

^ ""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)