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Place of Birth: Neuhaus am Rennweg, Thuringia, Germany
About Manuela Henkel
- Manuela Henkel (born December 4, 1974 in Neuhaus am Rennweg, Bezirk Suhl) is a German cross-country skier who has competed since 1994.
- She won a gold medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.
- Her best individual finish was 12th in the Individual sprint at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.
- She is the older sister of Andrea Henkel, a biathlete. Henkel also won a gold in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 2003 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships and earned her best individual finish of 9th in the 15 km event at those same games.
- She has won three individual races in her career, all under 5 km in 1995, 2000, and 2005. Henkel's local ski club is the WSV Oberhof.
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