Helga Richter is a retired German rower who won seven medals at

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between 1956 and 1964, five of them with

Hannelore Göttlich Hannelore Göttlich is a retired German rower who won six medals at the European championships The European Championships is a multi-sport tournament which brings together the existing European Championships of some of the continent's leadin ...

. After 1959–1960 she competed as Helga Menzel-Richter or Helga Menzel and after 1960–1961 as Helga Kolbe-Richter or Helga Kolbe. In December 1964, she was awarded the Medal of Merit of the GDR.

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Year of birth missing (living people) Living people East German female rowers Recipients of the Medal of Merit of the GDR European Rowing Championships medalists {{Germany-rowing-bio-stub