 | You can helpexpand this article with text translated fromthe corresponding article in German. (May 2022)Click [show] for important translation instructions.
|
 Lindner in 1968 | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women'sswimming | ||
Representing East Germany | ||
| Summer Olympic Games | ||
 | 1968 Mexico City | 200 m butterfly |
| European Championships | ||
 | 1970 Barcelona | 4×100 m medley |
| 1970 Barcelona | 200 m butterfly |
| 1970 Barcelona | 100 m butterfly |
Helga Lindner (laterHärtel; 5 May 1951 – 3 November 2021) was a German swimmer. Born inChemnitz,East Germany, she competed forEast Germany in the1968 Summer Olympics.
In 1968 she won a silver medal in thewomen's 200 m butterfly.Dutch competitorAda 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 the100 m butterfly and, as part of a team of four which includedUta Schmuck, the4 × 100 m medley relay. The East German team came in fifth.[1]
She participated in the1970 European Aquatics Championships inBarcelona. She and three other swimmers (as a team) from East Germany won a gold medal in the women's 4×100 mmedley 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 forEast Germany in the1972 Summer Olympics, but did not win any medals. She was part of the 200 m butterfly event.
Lindner died on 3 November 2021, at the age of 70.[5]
| International | |
|---|---|
| People | |
