Andrea Henkel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Andrea Henkel

German biathlete

Date of Birth: 10-Dec-1977

Place of Birth: Ilmenau, Thuringia, Germany

Profession: biathlete

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

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Andrea Burke, née Henkel (born December 10, 1977 in Ilmenau, Bezirk Suhl) 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.