Helga Lindner (born 5 May 1951) is a German swimmer

Swimming (sport)

Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...

. Born in Chemnitz

Chemnitz

Chemnitz is the third-largest city of the Free State of Saxony, Germany. Chemnitz is an independent city which is not part of any county and seat of the government region Direktionsbezirk Chemnitz. Located in the northern foothills of the Ore Mountains, it is a part of the Saxon triangle...

, East Germany, she competed for East Germany

East Germany at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Athletes from East Germany competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 226 competitors, 186 men and 40 women, took part in 124 events in 18 sports...

 in the 1968 Summer Olympics

1968 Summer Olympics

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In 1968 she won a silver medal in the women's 200 meter butterfly. Dutch

Netherlands

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 competitor Ada Kok

Ada Kok

Aagje Kok is a former swimmer who ranked among the world's best in the butterfly stroke category during the 1960s....

 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

Uta Schmuck

Uta Schmuck is a German swimmer. Born in Limbach-Oberfrohna, Soviet Occupied Zone, she competed for East Germany in the 1968 Summer Olympics....

, the women's 4×100 m medley relay

Relay race

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. The East German team came in fifth.

She participated in the 1970 European Aquatics Championships

1970 European Aquatics Championships

The 1970 European Aquatics Championships were held in Barcelona, Spain from 5 to 13 September 1970. Titles were contested in swimming, diving and water polo . The swimming program was significantly expanded. Both men and women competed in the 200 m freestyle, 100 m breaststroke and 200 individual...

 in Barcelona

Barcelona

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. 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

East Germany at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Athletes from East Germany competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany...

 in the 1972 Summer Olympics

1972 Summer Olympics

The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972....

, but did not win any medals. She was part of the 200 m butterfly event.

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