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 Sprint Pursuit Individual Mass Start Races Points Position Races Points Position Races Points Position Races Points Position Races Points Position1998–99 - 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 18th2001–02 - 378 13th – 98 17th – 119 15th – 117 4th – 44 14th2002–03 20/23 344 17th 8/9 135 15th 6/7 129 14th 3/3 33 19th 3/4 47 19th2003–04 20/26 221 29th 8/10 64 29th 7/9 115 19th 3/3 8 41st 2/4 34 29th2004–05 23/27 431 14th 8/10 134 18th 8/9 153 12th 3/4 54 15th 4/4 87 7th2005–06 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 19th2007–08 26/26 766 3rd 10/10 299 4th 8/8 289 2nd 3/3 46 14th 5/5 125 6th2008–09 26/26 838 5th 10/10 320 6th 7/7 234 4th 4/4 102 9th 5/5 157 5th2009–10 25/25 781 4th 10/10 248 11th 6/6 194 5th 4/4 126 2nd 5/5 169 3rd2010–11 26/26 972 2nd 10/10 349 4th 7/7 303 2nd 4/4 115 8th 5/5 205 4th2011–12 26/26 806 8th 10/10 271 9th 8/8 276 7th 3/3 70 14th 5/5 196 4th2012–13 26/26 856 3rd 10/10 307 7th 8/8 279 2nd 3/3 131 2nd 5/5 147 12th2013–14 22/22 545 10th 8/8 183 11th 8/8 207 8th 2/2 55 11th 3/3 100 6th

Olympic Games

EventIndividualSprintPursuitMass StartRelayMixed 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 EventIndividualSprintPursuitMass StartRelayMixed 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 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 Level1999/00 2 victories (1 Pu,1 MS) 19 December 1999 Pokljuka12.5 km Mass StartBiathlon World Cup 22 January 2000 Antholz10 km PursuitBiathlon World Cup2001/02 1 victory (1 In) 11 February 2002 Salt Lake City15 km IndividualWinter Olympic Games2004/05 1 victory (1 In) 8 March 2005 Hochfilzen15 km IndividualBiathlon World Championships2006/07 6 victories (2 Sp, 1 Pu, 2 In, 1 MS) 8 December 2006 Hochfilzen7.5 km SprintBiathlon World Cup 9 December 2006 Hochfilzen10 km PursuitBiathlon World Cup 13 December 2006 Hochfilzen15 km IndividualBiathlon World Cup 11 February 2007 Antholz12.5 km Mass StartBiathlon World Championships 28 February 2007 Lahti15 km IndividualBiathlon World Cup 8 March 2007 Oslo7.5 km SprintBiathlon World Cup2007/08 4 victories (1 Sp, 2 Pu, 1 MS) 19 January 2008 Antholz10 km PursuitBiathlon World Cup 20 January 2008 Antholz12.5 km Mass StartBiathlon World Cup 9 February 2008 Östersund7.5 km SprintBiathlon World Championships 10 February 2008 Östersund10 km PursuitBiathlon World Championships2008/09 2 victories (1 Sp, 1 Pu) 9 January 2009 Oberhof7.5 km SprintBiathlon World Cup 21 March 2009 Trondheim10 km PursuitBiathlon World Cup2009/10 2 victories (1 Pu, 1 MS) 10 January 2010 Oberhof12.5 km Mass StartBiathlon World Cup 24 January 2010 Antholz10 km PursuitBiathlon World Cup2010/11 2 victories (1 Sp, 1 Pu) 11 February 2011 Fort Kent7.5 km SprintBiathlon World Cup 12 February 2011 Fort Kent10 km PursuitBiathlon World Cup2011/12 1 victory (1 MS) 5 February 2012 Oslo12.5 km Mass StartBiathlon World Cup2013/14 1 victory (1 Pu) 18 January 2014 Antholz10 km PursuitBiathlon 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.

References

External links

Official website of Andrea Henkel