Ingeborg Helten (born December 31, 1950) is a former athlete from West Germany

West Germany

West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....

, who competed mainly in the 100 metres. She was born in Westum, Sinzig

Sinzig

Sinzig is a town in the district of Ahrweiler, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the river Rhine, approx. 5 km south-east of Remagen and 25 km south-east of Bonn, and it has approximately 20,000 inhabitants .-History:...

, Rhineland-Palatinate

Rhineland-Palatinate

Rhineland-Palatinate is one of the 16 states of the Federal Republic of Germany. It has an area of and about four million inhabitants. The capital is Mainz. English speakers also commonly refer to the state by its German name, Rheinland-Pfalz ....

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She competed for West Germany at the 1976 Summer Olympics

1976 Summer Olympics

The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and...

 held in Montreal

Montreal

Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 in the 100 metres, winning a bronze medal behind team mate Annegret Richter

Annegret Richter

Annegret Richter is a German athlete and the 1976 Olympic 100 m champion....

 and East German Renate Stecher

Renate Stecher

Renate Stecher is a German athlete and a triple Olympic champion.Born as Renate Meißner, she was a very talented athlete, also competing in the high jump and pentathlon...

. She the joined with Annegret and fellow West Germans Elvira Possekel

Elvira Possekel

Elvira Possekel is a West German athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.She competed for West Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal, Canada in the 4 x 100 metres where she won the silver medal with her team mates 100 metres bronze medalist Inge Helten, Olympic 100 metre...

 and Annegret Kroniger

Annegret Kroniger

Annegret Kroniger is a female German athlete, who mainly competed in the 100 metres....

in the 4 x 100 metres where they won the silver medal behind the East Germans.