Manuela Henkel (born 4 December 1974) 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.

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.

Henkel's local ski club is the WSV Oberhof.

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).