Hanka Pachale-Durante (born 12 September 1976) is a German

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player; she played for the German Women's National Team, representing them in consecutive

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, starting in 1996. She represented her native country in at the

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, finishing in ninth place, and at the

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, finishing third. For the 2009–10 season, she played 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 The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal ...

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, Canada. Her mother was also an internationally successful athlete, throwing the discus for the German national team.

Honours

1996 Olympic Games The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

— 8th place * 1998 World Championship — 13th place *

2000 Olympic Games The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October ...

— 6th place * 2001 European Championship — 9th place * 2003 European Championship — 3rd place *

2004 Olympic Games The 2004 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (), and officially branded as Athens 2004 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens, Greece. The Games saw 10,625 athletes ...

— 9th place *

2005 FIVB World Grand Prix The FIVB World Grand Prix 2005 was the thirteenth edition of the annual women's volleyball tournament, which is the female equivalent of the Men's Volleyball World League. The 2005 edition was played by twelve countries from June 24 to July 18, 2 ...

— 10th place * 2005 European Championship — 11th place * 2006 World Championship — 11th place * 2007 European Championship — 6th place

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Durante, Hanka 1976 births Living people German women's volleyball players Volleyball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic volleyball players for Germany Sportspeople from Schwerin Volleyball players from Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Sportspeople from Bezirk Schwerin 20th-century German sportswomen