She was the captain of the German women's national volleyball team at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

[1] On club level, she played with VC Schwerte.

[1] In 1991 and 1995, Pianka became the German Volleyball Player of the Year.

At the 2005 Beach Volleyball World Championships, she competed with Jana Vollmer.

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