# Manuela Henkel

Manuela Henkel (born 4 December 1974) is a German cross-country skier who has competed since 1994. She won a gold medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. Her best individual finish was 12th in the Individual sprint at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. She is the older sister of Andrea Henkel, a biathlete.
Henkel also won a gold in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 2003 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships and earned her best individual finish of 9th in the 15 km event at those same games. She has won three individual races in her career, all under 5 km in 1995, 2000, and 2005.
Henkel's local ski club is the WSV Oberhof.

## Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

### Olympic Games

* 1 medal – (1 gold)
| Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | Sprint | 4 × 5 km  relay | Team  sprint |
| 1998 | 23 | — | — | 36 | — | DNF | — | 5 | — |
| 2002 | 27 | — | 18 | — | 20 | DNF | 15 | Gold | — |
| 2006 | 31 | — | — | — | 52 | — | 12 | — | — |

### World Championships

* 1 medal – (1 gold)
| Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | Sprint | 4 × 5 km  relay | Team  sprint |
| 1995 | 20 | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | 5 | — |
| 1997 | 22 | 30 | — | — | 44 | 40 | — | 6 | — |
| 1999 | 24 | — | — | 29 | — | 22 | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 26 | — | — | — | 14 | CNX | 10 | 4 | — |
| 2003 | 28 | — | — | 18 | 9 | — | 11 | Gold | — |
| 2005 | 30 | — | — | — | — | DNS | 11 | — | — |
| 2007 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — |
| 2009 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — |
    a. $^1$ Cancelled due to extremely cold weather.

### World Cup
#### Season standings

| Season | Age | Discipline standings | Discipline standings | Discipline standings | Discipline standings | Discipline standings | Ski Tour standings | Ski Tour standings |
| Season | Age | Overall | Distance | Long Distance | Middle Distance | Sprint | Tour de Ski | World Cup Final |
| 1995 | 21 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 22 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 23 | 35 | — | 43 | — | 23 | — | — |
| 1998 | 24 | 58 | — | NC | — | 51 | — | — |
| 1999 | 25 | 28 | — | 37 | — | 17 | — | — |
| 2000 | 26 | 26 | — | — | 31 | 11 | — | — |
| 2001 | 27 | 19 | — | — | — | | — | — |
| 2002 | 28 | 18 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — |
| 2003 | 29 | 12 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — |
| 2004 | 30 | 18 | 26 | — | — | 9 | — | — |
| 2005 | 31 | 40 | 61 | — | — | 21 | — | — |
| 2006 | 32 | 21 | 62 | — | — | 5 | — | — |
| 2007 | 33 | 33 | NC | — | — | 16 | 44 | — |
| 2008 | 34 | 35 | 43 | — | — | 27 | DNF | — |
| 2009 | 35 | 51 | 84 | — | — | 34 | DNF | 50 |
| 2010 | 36 | NC | NC | — | — | NC | DNF | — |

#### Individual podiums

* 8 podiums – (8 WC)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
| 1 | 2000–01 | 21 January 2001 | Soldier Hollow, United States | 1.5 km Sprint F | World Cup | 2nd |
| 2 | 2001–02 | 13 March 2002 | Oslo, Norway | 1.5 km Sprint C | World Cup | 3rd |
| 3 | 2001–02 | 23 March 2002 | Lillehammer, Norway | 58 km Mass Start C | World Cup | 3rd |
| 4 | 2002–03 | 6 March 2003 | Oslo, Norway | 1.5 km Sprint C | World Cup | 2nd |
| 5 | 2002–03 | 11 March 2003 | Drammen, Norway | 1.5 km Sprint C | World Cup | 2nd |
| 6 | 2003–04 | 16 December 2003 | Val di Fiemme, Italy | 1.2 km Sprint C | World Cup | 3rd |
| 7 | 2003–04 | 25 January 2004 | Val di Fiemme, Italy | 70 km Mass Start C | World Cup | 3rd |
| 8 | 2005–06 | 8 January 2006 | Otepää, Estonia | 1.0 km Sprint C | World Cup | 2nd |

#### Team podiums

* 2 victories – (2 RL)
* 16 podiums – (13 RL, 3 TS)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammate(s) |
| 1 | 2001–02 | 10 March 2002 | Falun, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Bauer / Künzel / Sachenbacher |
| 2 | 2002–03 | 24 November 2002 | Kiruna, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Bauer / Künzel / Sachenbacher |
| 3 | 2002–03 | 8 December 2002 | Davos, Switzerland | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Bauer / Sachenbacher / Künzel |
| 4 | 2002–03 | 19 January 2003 | Nové Město, Czech Republic | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Bauer / Künzel / Sachenbacher |
| 5 | 2002–03 | 26 January 2003 | Oberhof, Germany | 6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F | World Cup | 2nd | Künzel |
| 6 | 2002–03 | 23 March 2003 | Falun, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Bauer / Künzel / Sachenbacher |
| 7 | 2003–04 | 23 November 2003 | Beitostølen, Norway | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Böhler / Sachenbacher / Künzel |
| 8 | 2003–04 | 14 December 2003 | Davos, Switzerland | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Böhler / Sachenbacher / Künzel |
| 9 | 2003–04 | 11 January 2004 | Otepää, Estonia | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Bauer / Sachenbacher / Künzel |
| 10 | 2003–04 | 7 February 2004 | La Clusaz, France | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Bauer / Reschwam Schulze / Künzel |
| 11 | 2003–04 | 15 February 2004 | Oberstdorf, Germany | 6 × 0.8 km Team Sprint F | World Cup | 3rd | Klaus |
| 12 | 2004–05 | 24 October 2004 | Düsseldorf, Germany | 6 × 0.8 km Team Sprint F | World Cup | 2nd | Sachenbacher |
| 13 | 2004–05 | 12 December 2004 | Lago di Tesero, Italy | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Künzel / Böhler / Sachenbacher |
| 14 | 2005–06 | 20 November 2005 | Beitostølen, Norway | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Böhler / Künzel-Nystad / Sachenbacher-Stehle |
| 15 | 2006–07 | 19 November 2006 | Gällivare, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Zeller / Sachenbacher-Stehle / Künzel-Nystad |
| 16 | 2007–08 | 9 December 2007 | Davos, Switzerland | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Zeller / Sachenbacher-Stehle / Böhler |