Helga Lindner
- This article incorporates information from the revision as of December 2008 of the equivalent article on the German Wikipedia.
 Helga Lindner in 1968 | ||
| Medal record | ||
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| Women's swimming | ||
Competitor for  East Germany
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| Summer Olympic Games | ||
| Silver | 1968 Mexico City | 200 m butterfly |
| European Championships | ||
| Gold | 1970 Barcelona | 4×100 m medley |
| Gold | 1970 Barcelona | 200 m butterfly |
| Silver | 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.[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
- ↑ "Swimming Olympic Games 1968 at Mexico City (mex) Women: 4 x 100 m Medley Relay". Sports123.com. Retrieved 2008-12-30.
- ↑ "Swimming European Championships Women: 4 x 100 m Medley Relay". Sports123.com. Retrieved 2008-12-30.
- ↑ "Swimming European Championships Women: 200 m Butterfly". Sports123.com. Retrieved 2008-12-30.
- ↑ "Swimming European Championships Women: 100 m Butterfly". Sports123.com. Retrieved 2008-12-30.
External links
- "Gabriele Wetzko". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2008-12-31.
- "Literature by and about Helga Lindner". German National Library (in German). Retrieved 2008-12-30.
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