Ruth Fuchs (née Gamm, later Hellmann, 14 December 1946 – 20 September 2023) was a German politician and athlete.

Fuchs, representing East Germany, was the winner of the women's javelin at the 1972 (Munich) and 1976 (Montreal) Olympic Games.

This ranks her seventh among German old-type-javelin throwers, behind Petra Felke (who held the world record), Antje Kempe, Silke Renk, Beate Koch, Karen Forkel, and Tanja Damaske.

[1] Fuchs admitted using steroids during her career, as part of the official East German sports programme.

After her retirement from public life Fuchs lived in Bucha, Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany.