Helga Lindner

Helga Lindner (later Härtel; born 5 May 1951) is a German swimmer. Born in Chemnitz, East Germany, she competed for East Germany in the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Helga Lindner

Helga Lindner in 1968
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  East Germany
Summer Olympic Games
1968 Mexico City200 m butterfly
European Championships
1970 Barcelona4×100 m medley
1970 Barcelona200 m butterfly
1970 Barcelona100 m butterfly

In 1968 she won a silver medal in the women's 200 m butterfly. Dutch competitor Ada Kok won the gold by one-tenth of a second, then the smallest unit of time in the Olympic swimming contests. She also competed in the 100 m butterfly and, as part of a team of four which included Uta Schmuck, the 4 × 100 m medley relay. The East German team came in fifth.[1]

She participated in the 1970 European Aquatics Championships in Barcelona. She and three other swimmers (as a team) from East Germany won a gold medal in the women's 4×100 m medley relay.[2] She personally won a gold medal in the women's 200 m butterfly.[3] She also won a silver medal in the women's 100 m butterfly.[4]

She later competed for East Germany in the 1972 Summer Olympics, but did not win any medals. She was part of the 200 m butterfly event.

References
  1. "Swimming Olympic Games 1968 at Mexico City (mex) Women: 4 x 100 m Medley Relay". Sports123.com. Archived from the original on 7 October 2008. Retrieved 30 December 2008.
  2. "Swimming European Championships Women: 4 x 100 m Medley Relay". Sports123.com. Retrieved 30 December 2008.
  3. "Swimming European Championships Women: 200 m Butterfly". Sports123.com. Retrieved 30 December 2008.
  4. "Swimming European Championships Women: 100 m Butterfly". Sports123.com. Retrieved 30 December 2008.
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