# 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.
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. 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.

## 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 | Overall | Overall | Sprint | Sprint | Sprint | Pursuit | Pursuit | Pursuit | Individual | Individual | Individual | Mass Start | Mass Start | Mass Start |
| Season | 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 |
| 2002 Salt Lake City | Gold | 25th | 13th | — | Gold | — |
| 2006 Turin | 4th | – | – | 13th | Silver | — |
| 2010 Vancouver | 6th | 27th | 10th | 9th | Bronze | — |
| 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 | Not held in an Olympic season | Not held in an Olympic season | Not held in an Olympic season | 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 | Pokljuka | 12.5 km Mass Start | Biathlon World Cup |
| 1999/00 2 victories (1 Pu,1 MS) | 22 January 2000 | Antholz | 10 km Pursuit | Biathlon World Cup |
| 2001/02 1 victory (1 In) | 11 February 2002 | Salt Lake City | 15 km Individual | Winter Olympic Games |
| 2004/05 1 victory (1 In) | 8 March 2005 | Hochfilzen | 15 km Individual | Biathlon World Championships |
| 2006/07 6 victories (2 Sp, 1 Pu, 2 In, 1 MS) | 8 December 2006 | Hochfilzen | 7.5 km Sprint | Biathlon World Cup |
| 2006/07 6 victories (2 Sp, 1 Pu, 2 In, 1 MS) | 9 December 2006 | Hochfilzen | 10 km Pursuit | Biathlon World Cup |
| 2006/07 6 victories (2 Sp, 1 Pu, 2 In, 1 MS) | 13 December 2006 | Hochfilzen | 15 km Individual | Biathlon World Cup |
| 2006/07 6 victories (2 Sp, 1 Pu, 2 In, 1 MS) | 11 February 2007 | Antholz | 12.5 km Mass Start | Biathlon World Championships |
| 2006/07 6 victories (2 Sp, 1 Pu, 2 In, 1 MS) | 28 February 2007 | Lahti | 15 km Individual | Biathlon World Cup |
| 2006/07 6 victories (2 Sp, 1 Pu, 2 In, 1 MS) | 8 March 2007 | Oslo | 7.5 km Sprint | Biathlon World Cup |
| 2007/08 4 victories (1 Sp, 2 Pu, 1 MS) | 19 January 2008 | Antholz | 10 km Pursuit | Biathlon World Cup |
| 2007/08 4 victories (1 Sp, 2 Pu, 1 MS) | 20 January 2008 | Antholz | 12.5 km Mass Start | Biathlon World Cup |
| 2007/08 4 victories (1 Sp, 2 Pu, 1 MS) | 9 February 2008 | Östersund | 7.5 km Sprint | Biathlon World Championships |
| 2007/08 4 victories (1 Sp, 2 Pu, 1 MS) | 10 February 2008 | Östersund | 10 km Pursuit | Biathlon World Championships |
| 2008/09 2 victories (1 Sp, 1 Pu) | 9 January 2009 | Oberhof | 7.5 km Sprint | Biathlon World Cup |
| 2008/09 2 victories (1 Sp, 1 Pu) | 21 March 2009 | Trondheim | 10 km Pursuit | Biathlon World Cup |
| 2009/10 2 victories (1 Pu, 1 MS) | 10 January 2010 | Oberhof | 12.5 km Mass Start | Biathlon World Cup |
| 2009/10 2 victories (1 Pu, 1 MS) | 24 January 2010 | Antholz | 10 km Pursuit | Biathlon World Cup |
| 2010/11 2 victories (1 Sp, 1 Pu) | 11 February 2011 | Fort Kent | 7.5 km Sprint | Biathlon World Cup |
| 2010/11 2 victories (1 Sp, 1 Pu) | 12 February 2011 | Fort Kent | 10 km Pursuit | Biathlon World Cup |
| 2011/12 1 victory (1 MS) | 5 February 2012 | Oslo | 12.5 km Mass Start | Biathlon World Cup |
| 2013/14 1 victory (1 Pu) | 18 January 2014 | Antholz | 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.