Melanie Paschke

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Melanie Paschke

| fullname = Melanie Paschke

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|06|29|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Braunschweig, West Germany

| height = {{convert|1.68|m|abbr=on}}

| country = {{flag|Germany}}

| sport = Athletics

| event = 100 metres, 200 metres

| pb = 60 metres: 7.09 (February 1996) 100 metres: 11.04 (June 1995) 200 metres: 22.53 (July 1995)

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCountry| {{GER}}}}

}}

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.

Career

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.{{cite web |url=http://www.leichtathletik.de/dokumente/ergebnisse/images/ewige_dlv_bestenliste.pdf |title="Ewige" Bestenliste der deutschen Leichtathletik |trans-title="Eternal" list of the best in German athletics |website=leichtathletik.de |language=de |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070704081712/http://www.leichtathletik.de/dokumente/ergebnisse/images/ewige_dlv_bestenliste.pdf |archive-date=2007-07-04}}

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

Achievements

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colspan="6"\|Representing {{flag\|Germany}}
1993 \|World Championships \|Stuttgart, Germany \|align="center" \| 5th \|4 × 100 m relay \|42.79
rowspan=4\|1994 \|European Indoor Championships \|Paris, France \|bgcolor="cc9966" align="center" \| 3rd \|60 m \|7.19
rowspan=2\|European Championships \|rowspan=2\|Helsinki, Finland \|bgcolor="cc9966" align="center" \| 3rd \|100 m \|11.28 (wind: +0.6 m/s)
bgcolor="gold" align="center" \| 1st \|4 × 100 m relay \|42.90
World Cup \|London, England \|bgcolor="silver" align="center" \| 2nd \|4 × 100 m relay \|43.22
rowspan=5\|1995 \|World Indoor Championships \|Barcelona, Spain \|bgcolor="silver" align="center" \| 2nd \|60 m \| 7.10
rowspan=3\|World Championships \|rowspan=3\|Gothenburg, Sweden \|align="center" \| 6th \|100 m \|11.10
align="center" \| 4th \|200 m \|22.60
bgcolor="cc9966" align="center" \| 3rd \|4 × 100 m relay \|43.01
Universiade \|Fukuoka, Japan \|bgcolor="gold" align="center" \| 1st \|100 m \|11.16
rowspan=2\|1996 \|rowspan=2\|Olympic Games \|rowspan=2\|Atlanta, United States \|semi-final \|100 m \|11.14
semi-final \|200 m \|22.81
rowspan=2\|1997 \|rowspan=2\|World Championships \|rowspan=2\|Athens, Greece \|align="center" \| 6th \|100 m \|11.19
align="center" \| 4th \|4 × 100 m relay \|42.44
rowspan=5\|1998 \|rowspan=2\|European Indoor Championships \|rowspan=2\|Valencia, Spain \|bgcolor="gold" align="center" \| 1st \|60 m \|7.14
bgcolor="silver" align="center" \| 2nd \|200 m \|22.50
rowspan=2\|European Championships \|rowspan=2\|Budapest, Hungary \|bgcolor="cc9966" align="center" \| 3rd \|200 m \|22.78
bgcolor="silver" align="center" \| 2nd \|4 × 100 m relay \|42.68
World Cup \|Johannesburg, South Africa \|align="center" \| 6th \|200 m \|22.70
2001 \|World Championships \|Edmonton, Canada \|bgcolor="gold" align="center" \| 1st \|4 × 100 m relay \|42.32
rowspan=3\|2002 \|rowspan=2\|European Championships \|rowspan=2\|Munich, Germany \|align="center" \| 5th \|100 m[http://www.sporting-heroes.net/athletics-heroes/stats_athletics/european/2002_w.asp 2002 European Championships - women's results] (Sporting Heroes) \|11.37 (wind: -0.7 m/s)
bgcolor="silver" align="center" \| 2nd \|4 × 100 m relay \|42.54
World Cup \|Madrid, Spain \|align="center" \| 5th \|100 m \|11.37

colspan="6"|Representing {{flag|Germany}}

1993

|World Championships

|Stuttgart, Germany

|align="center" | 5th

|4 × 100 m relay

|42.79

rowspan=4|1994

|European Indoor Championships

|Paris, France

|bgcolor="cc9966" align="center" | 3rd

|60 m

|7.19

rowspan=2|European Championships

|rowspan=2|Helsinki, Finland

|bgcolor="cc9966" align="center" | 3rd

|100 m

|11.28 (wind: +0.6 m/s)

bgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st

|4 × 100 m relay

|42.90

World Cup

|London, England

|bgcolor="silver" align="center" | 2nd

|4 × 100 m relay

|43.22

rowspan=5|1995

|World Indoor Championships

|Barcelona, Spain

|bgcolor="silver" align="center" | 2nd

|60 m

| 7.10

rowspan=3|World Championships

|rowspan=3|Gothenburg, Sweden

|align="center" | 6th

|100 m

|11.10

align="center" | 4th

|200 m

|22.60

bgcolor="cc9966" align="center" | 3rd

|4 × 100 m relay

|43.01

Universiade

|Fukuoka, Japan

|bgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st

|100 m

|11.16

rowspan=2|1996

|rowspan=2|Olympic Games

|rowspan=2|Atlanta, United States

|semi-final

|100 m

|11.14

semi-final

|200 m

|22.81

rowspan=2|1997

|rowspan=2|World Championships

|rowspan=2|Athens, Greece

|align="center" | 6th

|100 m

|11.19

align="center" | 4th

|4 × 100 m relay

|42.44

rowspan=5|1998

|rowspan=2|European Indoor Championships

|rowspan=2|Valencia, Spain

|bgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st

|60 m

|7.14

bgcolor="silver" align="center" | 2nd

|200 m

|22.50

rowspan=2|European Championships

|rowspan=2|Budapest, Hungary

|bgcolor="cc9966" align="center" | 3rd

|200 m

|22.78

bgcolor="silver" align="center" | 2nd

|4 × 100 m relay

|42.68

World Cup

|Johannesburg, South Africa

|align="center" | 6th

|200 m

|22.70

2001

|World Championships

|Edmonton, Canada

|bgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st

|4 × 100 m relay

|42.32

rowspan=3|2002

|rowspan=2|European Championships

|rowspan=2|Munich, Germany

|align="center" | 5th

|100 m[http://www.sporting-heroes.net/athletics-heroes/stats_athletics/european/2002_w.asp 2002 European Championships - women's results] (Sporting Heroes)

|11.37 (wind: -0.7 m/s)

bgcolor="silver" align="center" | 2nd

|4 × 100 m relay

|42.54

World Cup

|Madrid, Spain

|align="center" | 5th

|100 m

|11.37