Andrea Henkel

Andrea Burke, née Henkel (born 10 December 1977) 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]

Andrea Henkel
Henkel at the World Championships in Ruhpolding in 2012.
Personal information
Full nameAndrea Henkel
Born (1977-12-10) 10 December 1977
Ilmenau, Bezirk Suhl, East Germany
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Professional information
SportBiathlon
ClubWSV Oberhof 05
World Cup debut16 March 1995
Retired23 March 2014
Olympic Games
Teams4 (2002, 2006, 2010, 2014)
Medals4 (2 gold)
World Championships
Teams14 (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013)
Medals16 (8 gold)
World Cup
Seasons17 (1994/95,
1998/99–2013/14)
Individual races376
All races442
Individual victories22
All victories46
Individual podiums59
All podiums106
Overall titles1 (2006–07)
Discipline titles1:
1 Individual (2006–07)

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
2002 Salt Lake City Gold 25th 13th N/A Gold N/A
2006 Turin 4th – – 13th Silver N/A
2010 Vancouver 6th 27th 10th 9th Bronze N/A
2014 Sochi – 22nd 29th 17th 11th -

World Championships
Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass Start Relay Mixed Relay
1999 Kontiolahti – 12th 18th – – –
1999 Oslo 26th – – 20th – –
2000 Oslo 40th 8th 5th 16th Silver –
2001 Pokljuka 9th 11th 5th – Silver –
2003 Khanty-Mansiysk 16th – – – – –
2004 Oberhof 26th – – – – –
2005 Hochfilzen Gold – – 7th Silver –
2006 Pokljuka Not held in an Olympic season 10th
2007 Antholz-Anterselva 6th 23rd 10th Gold Gold –
2008 Oestersund 22nd Gold Gold 22nd Gold –
2009 Pyeongchang 10th 6th DSQ 5th Silver Bronze
2011 Khanty-Mansiysk 46th 20th 4th 13th Gold Silver
2012 Ruhpolding 20th 34th 11th 12th Gold Bronze
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)		19 December 1999 Pokljuka12.5 km Mass StartBiathlon World Cup
22 January 2000 Antholz10 km PursuitBiathlon World Cup
2001/02
1 victory
(1 In)		11 February 2002 Salt Lake City15 km IndividualWinter Olympic Games
2004/05
1 victory
(1 In)		8 March 2005 Hochfilzen15 km IndividualBiathlon World Championships
2006/07
6 victories
(2 Sp, 1 Pu, 2 In, 1 MS)		8 December 2006 Hochfilzen7.5 km SprintBiathlon World Cup
9 December 2006 Hochfilzen10 km PursuitBiathlon World Cup
13 December 2006 Hochfilzen15 km IndividualBiathlon World Cup
11 February 2007 Antholz12.5 km Mass StartBiathlon World Championships
28 February 2007 Lahti15 km IndividualBiathlon World Cup
8 March 2007 Oslo7.5 km SprintBiathlon World Cup
2007/08
4 victories
(1 Sp, 2 Pu, 1 MS)		19 January 2008 Antholz10 km PursuitBiathlon World Cup
20 January 2008 Antholz12.5 km Mass StartBiathlon World Cup
9 February 2008 Östersund7.5 km SprintBiathlon World Championships
10 February 2008 Östersund10 km PursuitBiathlon World Championships
2008/09
2 victories
(1 Sp, 1 Pu)		9 January 2009 Oberhof7.5 km SprintBiathlon World Cup
21 March 2009 Trondheim10 km PursuitBiathlon World Cup
2009/10
2 victories
(1 Pu, 1 MS)		10 January 2010 Oberhof12.5 km Mass StartBiathlon World Cup
24 January 2010 Antholz10 km PursuitBiathlon World Cup
2010/11
2 victories
(1 Sp, 1 Pu)		11 February 2011 Fort Kent7.5 km SprintBiathlon World Cup
12 February 2011 Fort Kent10 km PursuitBiathlon World Cup
2011/12
1 victory
(1 MS)		5 February 2012 Oslo12.5 km Mass StartBiathlon World Cup
2013/14
1 victory
(1 Pu)		18 January 2014 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 25 October 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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