Manuela Henkel

Manuela Henkel
Manuela Henkel (2010)
nation	Germany
birthday	4th December 1974 (age 45)
place of birth	Neuhaus am Rennweg ,  GDR
size	168 cm
Weight	56 kg
Career
job	Sports soldier
discipline	Cross-country skiing
society	WSV Oberhof 05
status	resigned
End of career	January 20, 2010
Medal table
Olympic medals 1 × 0 × 0 × World Cup medals 1 × 0 × 0 ×
winter Olympics gold 2002 Salt Lake City 4 × 5 km  Nordic World Ski Championships gold 2003 Val di Fiemme 4 × 5 km
last change: March 25, 2009

Manuela Henkel (born December 4, 1974 in Neuhaus am Rennweg , Suhl district , GDR ) is a former German cross-country skier .

Career

Manuela Henkel took part in her first competitions as early as preschool age. In 1987 she switched to the children's and youth sports school in Oberhof . After graduating from high school, she joined the Bundeswehr sports promotion group in 1993 .

The multiple German champion from WSV Oberhof 05 won gold in the cross-country relay at the 2002 Olympic Games in Salt Lake City . At the Nordic World Ski Championships in 2003 , Manuela Henkel became world champion, also with the German cross-country relay. She also took part in the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano (5th place with the relay) and 2006 in Turin .

After missing the Olympic qualification for the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver, she announced her retirement from competitive sports on January 20, 2010.

Others

Manuela Henkel's sister is the biathlete Andrea Henkel .

Web links

Commons : Manuela Henkel  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Website by Manuela Henkel
• Manuela Henkel in the database of the International Ski Association (English)
• Manuela Henkel in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )