Andrea Henkel
![]() Henkel at the World Championships in Ruhpolding in 2012. | |
Personal information | |
---|---|
Full name | Andrea Henkel |
Born | Ilmenau, Bezirk Suhl, East Germany | 10 December 1977
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) |
show
Medal record |
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]
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 | - | 188 | 14th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
1999–00 | 25/25 | 378 | 5th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2000–01 | 23/26 | 635 | 5th | 9/10 | 210 | 10th | 7/8 | 210 | 5th | 4/4 | 110 | 4th | 3/4 | 61 | 18th |
2001–02 | - | 378 | 13th | – | 98 | 17th | – | 119 | 15th | – | 117 | 4th | – | 44 | 14th |
2002–03 | 20/23 | 344 | 17th | 8/9 | 135 | 15th | 6/7 | 129 | 14th | 3/3 | 33 | 19th | 3/4 | 47 | 19th |
2003–04 | 20/26 | 221 | 29th | 8/10 | 64 | 29th | 7/9 | 115 | 19th | 3/3 | 8 | 41st | 2/4 | 34 | 29th |
2004–05 | 23/27 | 431 | 14th | 8/10 | 134 | 18th | 8/9 | 153 | 12th | 3/4 | 54 | 15th | 4/4 | 87 | 7th |
2005–06 | 23/26 | 531 | 7th | 9/10 | 171 | 14th | 6/8 | 172 | 8th | 3/3 | 52 | 12th | – | 136 | – |
2006–07 | 23/27 | 870 | 1st | 8/10 | 313 | 3rd | 7/8 | 267 | 3rd | 4/4 | 140 | 1st | 4/5 | 116 | 19th |
2007–08 | 26/26 | 766 | 3rd | 10/10 | 299 | 4th | 8/8 | 289 | 2nd | 3/3 | 46 | 14th | 5/5 | 125 | 6th |
2008–09 | 26/26 | 838 | 5th | 10/10 | 320 | 6th | 7/7 | 234 | 4th | 4/4 | 102 | 9th | 5/5 | 157 | 5th |
2009–10 | 25/25 | 781 | 4th | 10/10 | 248 | 11th | 6/6 | 194 | 5th | 4/4 | 126 | 2nd | 5/5 | 169 | 3rd |
2010–11 | 26/26 | 972 | 2nd | 10/10 | 349 | 4th | 7/7 | 303 | 2nd | 4/4 | 115 | 8th | 5/5 | 205 | 4th |
2011–12 | 26/26 | 806 | 8th | 10/10 | 271 | 9th | 8/8 | 276 | 7th | 3/3 | 70 | 14th | 5/5 | 196 | 4th |
2012–13 | 26/26 | 856 | 3rd | 10/10 | 307 | 7th | 8/8 | 279 | 2nd | 3/3 | 131 | 2nd | 5/5 | 147 | 12th |
2013–14 | 22/22 | 545 | 10th | 8/8 | 183 | 11th | 8/8 | 207 | 8th | 2/2 | 55 | 11th | 3/3 | 100 | 6th |
Olympic Games[]
Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass Start | Relay | Mixed Relay |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() |
Gold | 25th | 13th | N/A | Gold | N/A |
![]() |
4th | – | – | 13th | Silver | N/A |
![]() |
6th | 27th | 10th | 9th | Bronze | N/A |
![]() |
– | 22nd | 29th | 17th | 11th | - |
World Championships[]
Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass Start | Relay | Mixed Relay |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() |
– | 12th | 18th | – | – | – |
![]() |
26th | – | – | 20th | – | – |
![]() |
40th | 8th | 5th | 16th | Silver | – |
![]() |
9th | 11th | 5th | – | Silver | – |
![]() |
16th | – | – | – | – | – |
![]() |
26th | – | – | – | – | – |
![]() |
Gold | – | – | 7th | Silver | – |
![]() |
Not held in an Olympic season | 10th | ||||
![]() |
6th | 23rd | 10th | Gold | Gold | – |
![]() |
22nd | Gold | Gold | 22nd | Gold | – |
![]() |
10th | 6th | DSQ | 5th | Silver | Bronze |
![]() |
46th | 20th | 4th | 13th | Gold | Silver |
![]() |
20th | 34th | 11th | 12th | Gold | Bronze |
![]() |
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 | ![]() |
12.5 km Mass Start | Biathlon World Cup |
22 January 2000 | ![]() |
10 km Pursuit | Biathlon World Cup | |
2001/02 1 victory (1 In) |
11 February 2002 | ![]() |
15 km Individual | Winter Olympic Games |
2004/05 1 victory (1 In) |
8 March 2005 | ![]() |
15 km Individual | Biathlon World Championships |
2006/07 6 victories (2 Sp, 1 Pu, 2 In, 1 MS) |
8 December 2006 | ![]() |
7.5 km Sprint | Biathlon World Cup |
9 December 2006 | ![]() |
10 km Pursuit | Biathlon World Cup | |
13 December 2006 | ![]() |
15 km Individual | Biathlon World Cup | |
11 February 2007 | ![]() |
12.5 km Mass Start | Biathlon World Championships | |
28 February 2007 | ![]() |
15 km Individual | Biathlon World Cup | |
8 March 2007 | ![]() |
7.5 km Sprint | Biathlon World Cup | |
2007/08 4 victories (1 Sp, 2 Pu, 1 MS) |
19 January 2008 | ![]() |
10 km Pursuit | Biathlon World Cup |
20 January 2008 | ![]() |
12.5 km Mass Start | Biathlon World Cup | |
9 February 2008 | ![]() |
7.5 km Sprint | Biathlon World Championships | |
10 February 2008 | ![]() |
10 km Pursuit | Biathlon World Championships | |
2008/09 2 victories (1 Sp, 1 Pu) |
9 January 2009 | ![]() |
7.5 km Sprint | Biathlon World Cup |
21 March 2009 | ![]() |
10 km Pursuit | Biathlon World Cup | |
2009/10 2 victories (1 Pu, 1 MS) |
10 January 2010 | ![]() |
12.5 km Mass Start | Biathlon World Cup |
24 January 2010 | ![]() |
10 km Pursuit | Biathlon World Cup | |
2010/11 2 victories (1 Sp, 1 Pu) |
11 February 2011 | ![]() |
7.5 km Sprint | Biathlon World Cup |
12 February 2011 | ![]() |
10 km Pursuit | Biathlon World Cup | |
2011/12 1 victory (1 MS) |
5 February 2012 | ![]() |
12.5 km Mass Start | Biathlon World Cup |
2013/14 1 victory (1 Pu) |
18 January 2014 | ![]() |
10 km Pursuit | Biathlon 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.
- ^ "Wie alles begann". andrea-henkel.de. Archived from the original on 29 January 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-10.
- ^ "Henkel schafft Double – Wolf gewinnt Bronze" (in German). ZDF. 2008-02-10.
- ^ "Women's biathlon". chicagotribune.com. 5 February 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
- ^ "Biathlon-Olympiasiegerin Andrea Henkel hat geheiratet". dpa. October 26, 2014. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
External links[]
![]() |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Andrea Henkel. |
- Official website of Andrea Henkel
- Andrea Henkel at the International Olympic Committee
- Andrea Henkel at the Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund (in German)
- Andrea Henkel at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Andrea Henkel at Olympic.org (archived)
- Andrea Henkel at OlympicChannel.com (archived)
- Andrea Henkel at Olympics.com
- Andrea Henkel at German Olympic Committee (in German)
- Andrea Henkel at Olympedia
- Andrea Henkel at IBU
- Andrea Henkel at Munzinger Sports Archives (in German)
- Andrea Henkel at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- 1977 births
- Living people
- People from Ilmenau
- People from Bezirk Suhl
- German female biathletes
- Sportspeople from Thuringia
- Olympic biathletes of Germany
- Biathletes at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Biathletes at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Biathletes at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Biathletes at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Olympic medalists in biathlon
- Olympic bronze medalists for Germany
- Olympic silver medalists for Germany
- Olympic gold medalists for Germany
- Biathlon World Championships medalists
- Holmenkollen Ski Festival winners
- Holmenkollen medalists
- 20th-century German women