Helga Lindner (later Härtel; 5 May 1951 – 3 November 2021) was a German swimmer.

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 4 × 100 m medley relay.

She and three other swimmers (as a team) from East Germany won a gold medal in the women's 4×100 m medley relay.

[4] She later competed for East Germany in the 1972 Summer Olympics, but did not win any medals.