Andrea Henkel


Andrea Burke, née Henkel 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, silver and bronze 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

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

World Championships

Individual victories

22 victories
SeasonYearEventCompetitionLevel
1999/00
2 victories
December 19, 1999 Pokljuka12.5 km Mass StartBiathlon World Cup
1999/00
2 victories
January 22, 2000 Antholz10 km PursuitBiathlon World Cup
2001/02
1 victory
February 11, 2002 Salt Lake City15 km IndividualWinter Olympic Games
2004/05
1 victory
March 8, 2005 Hochfilzen15 km IndividualBiathlon World Championships
2006/07
6 victories
December 8, 2006 Hochfilzen7.5 km SprintBiathlon World Cup
2006/07
6 victories
December 9, 2006 Hochfilzen10 km PursuitBiathlon World Cup
2006/07
6 victories
December 13, 2006 Hochfilzen15 km IndividualBiathlon World Cup
2006/07
6 victories
February 11, 2007 Antholz12.5 km Mass StartBiathlon World Championships
2006/07
6 victories
February 28, 2007 Lahti15 km IndividualBiathlon World Cup
2006/07
6 victories
March 8, 2007 Oslo7.5 km SprintBiathlon World Cup
2007/08
4 victories
January 19, 2008 Antholz10 km PursuitBiathlon World Cup
2007/08
4 victories
January 20, 2008 Antholz12.5 km Mass StartBiathlon World Cup
2007/08
4 victories
February 9, 2008 Östersund7.5 km SprintBiathlon World Championships
2007/08
4 victories
February 10, 2008 Östersund10 km PursuitBiathlon World Championships
2008/09
2 victories
January 9, 2009 Oberhof7.5 km SprintBiathlon World Cup
2008/09
2 victories
March 21, 2009 Trondheim10 km PursuitBiathlon World Cup
2009/10
2 victories
January 10, 2010 Oberhof12.5 km Mass StartBiathlon World Cup
2009/10
2 victories
January 24, 2010 Antholz10 km PursuitBiathlon World Cup
2010/11
2 victories
February 11, 2011 Fort Kent7.5 km SprintBiathlon World Cup
2010/11
2 victories
February 12, 2011 Fort Kent10 km PursuitBiathlon World Cup
2011/12
1 victory
February 5, 2012 Oslo12.5 km Mass StartBiathlon World Cup
2013/14
1 victory
January 18, 2014 Antholz10 km PursuitBiathlon World Cup

Personal life

On October 25, 2014, Henkel married the American biathlete Tim Burke.