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
Biathlon Overall World Cup- * 1 × overall winner
- * 5 × best German athlete in the Overall World Cup Biathlon discipline World Cup
- * 1 × Individual discipline World Cup winner race victories in Biathlon World Cup1
- * 4 × Individual victories
- * 5 × Sprint victories
- * 8 × Pursuit victories
- * 5 × Mass Start victories
- * 14 × Relay victories
Olympic Games
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass Start | Relay | Mixed Relay | ||
 N/AN/AIndividual victories22 victories
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