Andrea Henkel Explained

Andrea Henkel
Fullname:Andrea Henkel
Birth Date:1977 12, df=yes
Birth Place:Ilmenau, Bezirk Suhl, East Germany
Height:1.58 m
Disciplines:Biathlon
Club:WSV Oberhof 05
Wcdebut:16 March 1995
Retired:23 March 2014
Olympicteams:4 (2002, 2006, 2010, 2014)
Olympicmedals:4
Olympicgolds:2
Worldsteams:14 (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013)
Worldsmedals:16
Worldsgolds:8
Wcseasons:17 (1994/95,
1998/99–2013/14)
Wcraces:377
Wcraceswithrelays:443
Wcwins:22
Wcrelayswins:46
Wcpodiums:59
Wcrelayspodiums:106
Wcoveralls:1 (2006–07)
Wctitles:1:
1 Individual (2006–07)

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

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

SeasonOverallSprintPursuitIndividualMass Start
RacesPointsPositionRacesPointsPositionRacesPointsPositionRacesPointsPositionRacesPointsPosition
1998–99- 188 14th
1999–0025/25 378 5th
2000–0123/26 635 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
2002–0320/23 344 17th 8/9 135 15th 6/7 129 14th 3/3 33 19th 3/4 47 19th
2003–0420/26 221 29th 8/10 64 29th 7/9 115 19th 3/3 8 41st 2/4 34 29th
2004–0523/27 431 14th 8/10 134 18th 8/9 153 12th 3/4 54 15th 4/4 87 7th
2005–0623/26 531 7th 9/10 171 14th 6/8 172 8th 3/3 52 12th 136
2006–0723/27 870 1st 8/10 313 3rd 7/8 267 3rd 4/4 140 1st 4/5 116 19th
2007–0826/26 766 3rd 10/10 299 4th 8/8 289 2nd 3/3 46 14th 5/5 125 6th
2008–0926/26 838 5th 10/10 320 6th 7/7 234 4th 4/4 102 9th 5/5 157 5th
2009–1025/25 781 4th 10/10 248 11th 6/6 194 5th 4/4 126 2nd 5/5 169 3rd
2010–1126/26 972 2nd 10/10 349 4th 7/7 303 2nd 4/4 115 8th 5/5 205 4th
2011–1226/26 806 8th 10/10 271 9th 8/8 276 7th 3/3 70 14th 5/5 196 4th
2012–1326/26 856 3rd 10/10 307 7th 8/8 279 2nd 3/3 131 2nd 5/5 147 12th
2013–1422/22 545 10th 8/8 183 11th 8/8 207 8th 2/2 55 11th 3/3 100 6th

Olympic Games

EventIndividualSprintPursuitMass StartRelayMixed Relay
align=left 2002 Salt Lake CityGold25th13thGold
align=left 2006 Turin4th13thSilver
align=left 2010 Vancouver6th27th10th9thBronze
align=left 2014 Sochi22nd29th17th11th-

World Championships

EventIndividualSprintPursuitMass StartRelayMixed Relay
align=left 1999 Kontiolahti12th18th
align=left 1999 Oslo26th20th
align=left 2000 Oslo40th8th5th16thSilver
align=left 2001 Pokljuka9th11th5thSilver
align=left 2003 Khanty-Mansiysk16th
align=left 2004 Oberhof26th
align=left 2005 HochfilzenGold7thSilver
align=left 2006 Pokljuka Not held in an Olympic season 10th
align=left 2007 Antholz-Anterselva6th23rd10thGoldGold
align=left 2008 Oestersund22ndGoldGold22ndGold
align=left 2009 Pyeongchang10th6thDSQ5thSilverBronze
align=left 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk46th20th4th13thGoldSilver
align=left 2012 Ruhpolding20th34th11th12thGoldBronze
align=left 2013 Nové Město na MoravěSilver33rd6th13th5th13th

Individual victories

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

SeasonYearEventCompetitionLevel
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

Personal life

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

References

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wie alles begann . andrea-henkel.de . 2008-02-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080129090039/http://www.andrea-henkel.de/andrea2.htm . 29 January 2008 . dead .
  2. News: Henkel schafft Double – Wolf gewinnt Bronze . ZDF . de . 2008-02-10.
  3. Web site: Women's biathlon . . 5 February 2014 . chicagotribune.com. 17 March 2014.
  4. Web site: Biathlon-Olympiasiegerin Andrea Henkel hat geheiratet . October 26, 2014 . October 26, 2014 . dpa .