Helga Lindner
 Helga Lindner in 1968 |
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| Medal record | ||
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| Women's swimming | ||
Representing  East Germany
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| Summer Olympic Games | ||
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1968 Mexico City | 200 m butterfly |
| European Championships | ||
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1970 Barcelona | 4×100 m medley |
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1970 Barcelona | 200 m butterfly |
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1970 Barcelona | 100 m butterfly |
Helga Lindner (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.
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