Andrea Henkel

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Medal record
Andrea Henkel at the World Cup in Antholz 2006
Andrea Henkel at the World Cup in Antholz 2006
Competitor for Flag of Germany Germany
Women's biathlon
Winter Olympics
Silver 2006 Torino 4×6 km relay
Gold 2002 Salt Lake City 15 km individual
Gold 2002 Salt Lake City 4×7.5 km relay
World Championships
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 2005 Hochfilzen 4×6 km relay
Silver 2001 Pokljuka 4×7.5 km relay
Silver 2000 Oslo 4×7.5 km relay

Andrea Henkel (born December 10, 1977, in Ilmenau) 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 three Olympic medals: one gold medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in the 15 km individual, and a gold (2002) and silver (2006) medal in mass 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 and three silver medals at world championships.

[edit] Achievements

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  • Biathlon World Championships
    • 2000 1x Silver (Relay)
    • 2001 1x Silver (Relay)
    • 2005 1x Gold (Individual), 1x Silver (Relay)
    • 2007 2x Gold (Mass Start, Relay)
    • 2008 3x Gold (Sprint, Pursuit, Relay)
  • Biathlon Overall World Cup
    • 1x overall winner (2006-07)
    • 3x best german athlete in the Overall World Cup (5th in 199-00 and 2000-01; 1st in 2006-07)
  • race victories in Biathlon World Cup¹
    • 4x Individual victories
    • 3x Sprint victories
    • 4x Pursuit victories
    • 3x Mass Start victories
    • 14x Relay victories

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

[edit] References

  1. ^ Wie alles begann. andrea-henkel.de. Retrieved on 2008-02-10.
  2. ^ "Henkel schafft Double – Wolf gewinnt Bronze", ZDF, 2008-02-10. (German) 

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Preceded by
Flag of Germany Kati Wilhelm (GER)		 Women's Biathlon World Cup
2007		 Succeeded by
Flag of Germany Magdalena Neuner (GER)
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Olympic champions in women's biathlon 15 km individual
1992: Antje Misersky | 1994: Myriam Bédard | 1998: Ekaterina Dafovska | 2002: Andrea Henkel | 2006: Svetlana Ishmouratova
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Olympic champions in women's biathlon 4×6 km relay
(As 3×7.5 km) 1992 France Corinne Niogret, Véronique Claudel, Anne Briand
(As 4×7.5 km) 1994 Russia Nadejda Talanova, Natalia Snytina, Louiza Noskova, Anfisa Reztsova
1998 Germany Uschi Disl, Martina Zellner, Katrin Apel, Petra Behle
2002 Germany Katrin Apel, Uschi Disl, Andrea Henkel, Kati Wilhelm
(As 4×6 km) 2006 Russia Anna Bogaliy, Svetlana Ishmouratova, Olga Zaitseva, Albina Akhatova