Ute Thimm, née Finger (born 10 July 1958 in Bochum) is a German athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.

She competed for West Germany in the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, United States in the 4 x 400 metres where she won the bronze medal with her teammates Heike Schulte-Mattler, Heide-Elke Gaugel and Gaby Bußmann.

As last runner with her teammates Edith Oker, Michaela Schabinger and Heidi-Elke Gaugel she finished on the fifth place in the 4 x 100 metres.

With the German 4 x 400-metres-relay she finished fourth in the Finals of the 1988 Summer Olympics in 3'22"49 with her colleagues Helga Arendt, Andrea Thomas and Gudrun Abt.

She is 1,67 metres tall (5 feet and 6 inches) and weighed 54 kg (119 lb) in her active time.