Hanka Pachale
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Hanka Pachale |
| Nationality | German |
| Born |
September 12, 1976 Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany |
Hanka Pachale (born September 12, 1976 in Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) is a female volleyball player from Germany. She represented the German Women's National Team in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996. For the 2009-10 season, she is playing for Italian club Pavia.
Her father Siegfried Pachale was a discus thrower, placing fifth in the world while representing East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. Her mother was also an internationally successful athlete, throwing the discus for the German national team.
Honours
- 1996 Olympic Games — 8th place
- 1998 World Championship — 13th place
- 2000 Olympic Games — 6th place
- 2001 European Championship — 9th place