Helga Seidler

{{short description|East German sprinter}}

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Helga Seidler ({{nee}} Fischer, born 5 August 1949 in Oberneuschönberg) is a former East German athlete who mainly competed in the women's 400 metres event.

She competed for East Germany at the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, Germany where she won the gold medal in the women's 4 × 400 meters with her teammates Dagmar Käsling, Rita Kühne and Monika Zehrt.{{Cite sports-reference |title = Helga Seidler |url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/se/helga-seidler-1.html |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200418022549/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/se/helga-seidler-1.html |url-status = dead |archive-date = 18 April 2020 |access-date = 23 October 2018 }}