Helga Lindner, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Helga Lindner

East German swimmer

Date of Birth: 05-May-1951

Place of Birth: Chemnitz, Germany

Profession: swimmer

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

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. In 1968 she won a silver medal in the women's 200 meter 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 women's 4×100 m medley relay.
The East German team came in fifth.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.
She personally won a gold medal in the women's 200 m butterfly.
She also won a silver medal in the women's 100 m butterfly.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.