Andrea Henkel
| Andrea Henkel | |
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 Andrea Henkel at the World Cup in Antholz 2006 |
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Andrea Henkel |
| Born | December 10, 1977 Ilmenau, East Germany |
| Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) |
| World Cup | |
| Seasons | 1998- |
| Wins | 18 |
| Additional podiums | 24 |
| Total podiums | 42 |
| Updated on January 24, 2010. | |
| Medal record | ||
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| Women's biathlon | ||
Competitor for  Germany |
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| Winter Olympics | ||
| Gold | 2002 Salt Lake City | 15 km individual |
| Gold | 2002 Salt Lake City | 4×7.5 km relay |
| Silver | 2006 Torino | 4×6 km relay |
| Bronze | 2010 Vancouver | 4×6 km relay |
| World Championships | ||
| Gold | 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk | 4×6 km relay |
| Gold | 2008 Östersund | 10 km pursuit |
| Gold | 2008 Östersund | 7.5 km sprint |
| Gold | 2008 Östersund | 4×6 km relay |
| Gold | 2007 Antholz-Anterselva | 12.5 km mass start |
| Gold | 2007 Antholz-Anterselva | 4×6 km relay |
| Gold | 2005 Hochfilzen | 15 km individual |
| Silver | 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk | Mixed relay |
| Silver | 2009 Pyeongchang | 4×6 km relay |
| Silver | 2005 Hochfilzen | 4×6 km relay |
| Silver | 2001 Pokljuka | 4×7.5 km relay |
| Silver | 2000 Oslo | 4×7.5 km relay |
| Bronze | 2009 Pyeongchang | mixed relay |
Andrea Henkel (born December 10, 1977 in Ilmenau, Thuringia) is a German biathlete and the younger sister of Manuela Henkel, a successful cross-country skier. She trains 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 is 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 six gold, four silver and one bronze medal at world championships.
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[edit] Other Achievements
- Biathlon Overall World Cup
- 1x overall winner (2006–07)
- 4x best German athlete in the Overall World Cup (5th in 199-00 and 2000–01; 1st in 2006-07; 2nd in 2010-11)
- Biathlon discipline World Cup
- 1x Individual discipline World Cup winner (2006–07)
- race victories in Biathlon World Cup¹
- 4x Individual victories
- 5x Sprint victories
- 7x Pursuit victories
- 5x Mass Start victories
- 14x Relay victories
(¹ race victories in Olympic Games and World Championships are included)
[edit] Personal Life
Henkel is in a relationship with the American biathlete Tim Burke. [3][4]
[edit] References
- "IBU Profile of Andrea Henkel". International Biathlon Union. http://services.biathlonresults.com/athletes.aspx?IbuId=BTGER21012197701. Retrieved 2008-01-25.
- ^ "Wie alles begann". andrea-henkel.de. http://www.andrea-henkel.de/andrea2.htm. Retrieved 2008-02-10.
- ^ "Henkel schafft Double – Wolf gewinnt Bronze" (in German). ZDF. 2008-02-10. http://sport.zdf.de/ZDFsport/inhalt/16/0,5676,7157968,00.html.
- ^ "Burke back in biathlon World Cup lead; girlfriend Henkel wins". USA Today. 2010-01-10. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/vancouver/biathlon/2010-01-10-tim-burke-lead_N.htm.
- ^ http://biathlon.teamusa.org/news/2009/12/21/current-world-s-best-biathlete-tim-burke/30068
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| Preceded by Kati Wilhelm (GER) |
Women's Biathlon World Cup 2007 |
Succeeded by Magdalena Neuner (GER) |
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- 1977 births
- Living people
- People from Ilmenau
- German biathletes
- Biathletes at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Biathletes at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Biathletes at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Olympic biathletes of Germany
- Olympic gold medalists for Germany
- Olympic silver medalists for Germany
- Olympic bronze medalists for Germany
- Olympic medalists in biathlon
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