| Heike Melchior | |
|---|---|
| ♀ | |
| Born | 18 August 1967 |
| Team | |
| Curling club | Eintracht Frankfurt e.V., [1] RSC Frankfurt [2] |
Curling career  | |
| Member Association |  Germany |
| World Wheelchair Championship appearances | 5 (2011, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019) |
| Paralympic appearances | 1 (2018) |
Heike Melchior (born 18 August 1967 in Frankfurt) is a German wheelchair curler. [3] [4]
She participated in the 2018 Winter Paralympics where German wheelchair curling team finished on eighth place.
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010–11 | Jens Gäbel (fourth) | Marcus Sieger (skip) | Stefan Deuschl | Christiane Steger | Heike Melchior | Helmar Erlewein | WWhCC 2011 (9th) |
| 2011–12 | Jens Jäger | Caren Totzauer | Martin Schlitt | Uwe Raschke | Heike Melchior | Bernd Weisser | WWhCQ 2011 (4th) |
| 2014–15 | Jens Jäger | Christiane Putzich | Martin Schlitt | Heike Melchior | Robert Hering | Bernd Weisser | WWhCQ 2014  WWhCC 2015 (7th) |
| 2015–16 | Jens Jäger | Christiane Putzich | Martin Schlitt | Heike Melchior | Harry Pavel | Bernd Weisser | WWhCC 2016 (8th) |
| 2016–17 | Christiane Putzich | Harry Pavel | Martin Schlitt | Heike Melchior | Christoph Gemmer | Bernd Weisser | WWhCC 2017 (9th) |
| 2017–18 | Christiane Putzich | Harry Pavel | Martin Schlitt | Heike Melchior | Wolf Meissner | Katja Schweizer | WPG 2018 (8th) |
| 2018–19 | Christiane Putzich | Harry Pavel | Wolf Meissner | Heike Melchior | Melanie Kurth | Helmar Erlewein, Jamie Boutin | WWhCC 2019 (12th) |
| 2019–20 | Christiane Putzich | Burkhard Moeller | Wolf Meissner | Heike Melchior | Melanie Spielmann | Helmar Erlewein, Jamie Boutin | WhBCC 2019 (6th) |
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