Andrea Henkel

Andrea Henkel
Henkel at the World Championships in Ruhpolding in 2012.
Personal information
Full name Andrea Henkel
Born (1977-12-10) 10 December 1977
Ilmenau, Bezirk Suhl, East Germany
Height 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Professional information
Sport Biathlon
Club WSV Oberhof 05
World Cup debut 16 March 1995
Retired 23 March 2014
Olympic Games
Teams 4 (2002, 2006, 2010, 2014)
Medals 4 (2 gold)
World Championships
Teams 14 (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013)
Medals 16 (8 gold)
World Cup
Seasons 17 (1994/95,
1998/99–2013/14)
Individual races 376
All races 442
Individual victories 22
All victories 46
Individual podiums 59
All podiums 106
Overall titles 1 (2006–07)
Discipline titles 1:
1 Individual (2006–07)

Andrea Burke, née Henkel (born December 10, 1977, in Ilmenau, Bezirk Suhl) is a retired German professional biathlete and the younger sister of Manuela Henkel, a successful cross-country skier. She trained at SV Großbreitenbach. Andrea Henkel started out as a cross-country skier but later specialised in biathlon when women's biathlon became an Olympic sport.[1]

Since the 1998/99 season, she was a regular member of the German team in the Biathlon World Cup. After several top-ten results, she could win her first World Cup event in 1999, her second year. She was most successful in the 2006/07 season, which she finished first in the overall standings.

Henkel has won four Olympic medals: one gold medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in the 15 km individual, and a gold (2002), silver (2006) and bronze (2010) medal in relay competitions. She is also the first biathlete to become world champion in each individual event: 2005 in the 15 km individual, 2007 in the 12.5 km mass start, and 2008 in the 7.5 km sprint and subsequent 10 km pursuit.[2] She has won a total of eight gold, six silver and two bronze medals at world championships. She retired from the sport at the end of the 2013/14 season.[3]

Other Achievements

  • Biathlon Overall World Cup
    • 1 × overall winner (2006–07)
    • 5 × best German athlete in the Overall World Cup (5th in 1999-2000 and 2000–01; 1st in 2006–07; 2nd in 2010–11, 3rd in 2012–13)
  • Biathlon discipline World Cup
    • 1 × Individual discipline World Cup winner (2006–07)
  • race victories in Biathlon World Cup¹
    • 4 × Individual victories
    • 5 × Sprint victories
    • 8 × Pursuit victories
    • 5 × Mass Start victories
    • 14 × Relay victories

(¹ race victories in Olympic Games and World Championships are included)

Season Overall Sprint Pursuit Individual Mass Start
Races Points Position Races Points Position Races Points Position Races Points Position Races Points Position
1998–99-18814th––––––––––––
1999–0025/253785th––––––––––––
2000–0123/266355th9/1021010th7/82105th4/41104th3/46118th
2001–02-37813th–9817th–11915th–1174th–4414th
2002–0320/2334417th8/913515th6/712914th3/33319th3/44719th
2003–0420/2622129th8/106429th7/911519th3/3841st2/43429th
2004–0523/2743114th8/1013418th8/915312th3/45415th4/4877th
2005–0623/265317th9/1017114th6/81728th3/35212th–136–
2006–0723/278701st8/103133rd7/82673rd4/41401st4/511619th
2007–0826/267663rd10/102994th8/82892nd3/34614th5/51256th
2008–0926/268385th10/103206th7/72344th4/41029th5/51575th
2009–1025/257814th10/1024811th6/61945th4/41262nd5/51693rd
2010–1126/269722nd10/103494th7/73032nd4/41158th5/52054th
2011–1226/268068th10/102719th8/82767th3/37014th5/51964th
2012–1326/268563rd10/103077th8/82792nd3/31312nd5/514712th
2013–1422/2254510th8/818311th8/82078th2/25511th3/31006th

Olympic Games

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass Start Relay Mixed Relay
United States 2002 Salt Lake City Gold 25th 13th N/A Gold N/A
Italy 2006 Turin 4th – – 13th Silver N/A
Canada 2010 Vancouver 6th 27th 10th 9th Bronze N/A
Russia 2014 Sochi – 22nd 29th 17th 11th -

World Championships

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass Start Relay Mixed Relay
Finland 1999 Kontiolahti – 12th 18th – – –
Norway 1999 Oslo 26th – – 20th – –
Norway 2000 Oslo 40th 8th 5th 16th Silver –
Slovenia 2001 Pokljuka 9th 11th 5th – Silver –
Russia 2003 Khanty-Mansiysk 16th – – – – –
Germany 2004 Oberhof 26th – – – – –
Austria 2005 Hochfilzen Gold – – 7th Silver –
Slovenia 2006 Pokljuka Not held in an Olympic season 10th
Italy 2007 Antholz-Anterselva 6th 23rd 10th Gold Gold –
Sweden 2008 Oestersund 22nd Gold Gold 22nd Gold –
South Korea 2009 Pyeongchang 10th 6th DSQ 5th Silver Bronze
Russia 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk 46th 20th 4th 13th Gold Silver
Germany 2012 Ruhpolding 20th 34th 11th 12th Gold Bronze
Czech Republic 2013 Nové Město na Moravě Silver 33rd 6th 13th 5th 13th

Individual victories

22 victories (5 Sp, 8 Pu, 4 In, 5 MS)

Season Year Event Competition Level
1999/00
2 victories
(1 Pu,1 MS)		December 19, 1999Slovenia Pokljuka12.5 km Mass StartBiathlon World Cup
January 22, 2000Italy Antholz10 km PursuitBiathlon World Cup
2001/02
1 victory
(1 In)		February 11, 2002United States Salt Lake City15 km IndividualWinter Olympic Games
2004/05
1 victory
(1 In)		March 8, 2005Austria Hochfilzen15 km IndividualBiathlon World Championships
2006/07
6 victories
(2 Sp, 1 Pu, 2 In, 1 MS)		December 8, 2006Austria Hochfilzen7.5 km SprintBiathlon World Cup
December 9, 2006Austria Hochfilzen10 km PursuitBiathlon World Cup
December 13, 2006Austria Hochfilzen15 km IndividualBiathlon World Cup
February 11, 2007Italy Antholz12.5 km Mass StartBiathlon World Championships
February 28, 2007Finland Lahti15 km IndividualBiathlon World Cup
March 8, 2007Norway Oslo7.5 km SprintBiathlon World Cup
2007/08
4 victories
(1 Sp, 2 Pu, 1 MS)		January 19, 2008Italy Antholz10 km PursuitBiathlon World Cup
January 20, 2008Italy Antholz12.5 km Mass StartBiathlon World Cup
February 9, 2008Sweden Östersund7.5 km SprintBiathlon World Championships
February 10, 2008Sweden Östersund10 km PursuitBiathlon World Championships
2008/09
2 victories
(1 Sp, 1 Pu)		January 9, 2009Germany Oberhof7.5 km SprintBiathlon World Cup
March 21, 2009Norway Trondheim10 km PursuitBiathlon World Cup
2009/10
2 victories
(1 Pu, 1 MS)		January 10, 2010Germany Oberhof12.5 km Mass StartBiathlon World Cup
January 24, 2010Italy Antholz10 km PursuitBiathlon World Cup
2010/11
2 victories
(1 Sp, 1 Pu)		February 11, 2011United States Fort Kent7.5 km SprintBiathlon World Cup
February 12, 2011United States Fort Kent10 km PursuitBiathlon World Cup
2011/12
1 victory
(1 MS)		February 5, 2012Norway Oslo12.5 km Mass StartBiathlon World Cup
2013/14
1 victory
(1 Pu)		January 18, 2014Italy Antholz10 km PursuitBiathlon World Cup
*Results are from IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.

Personal life

On October 25, 2014 Henkel married the American biathlete Tim Burke.[4]

References

  • "IBU Profile of Andrea Hofel-Henkel". International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 2008-12-06. Retrieved 2008-01-25.
  1. ↑ "Wie alles begann". andrea-henkel.de. Archived from the original on 29 January 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-10.
  2. ↑ "Henkel schafft Double – Wolf gewinnt Bronze" (in German). ZDF. 2008-02-10.
  3. ↑ "Women's biathlon". chicagotribune.com. 5 February 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  4. ↑ "Biathlon-Olympiasiegerin Andrea Henkel hat geheiratet". dpa. October 26, 2014. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
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