Helga Voigt

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Helga Voigt (born November 16, 1940 ; † September 28, 1956 ) was a swimmer from the German Democratic Republic .

Life

Helga Voigt was a successful competitive athlete from a very young age. In 1953, when she was only twelve years old, she won the 200 m chest at the World Festival of Youth and Students in Bucharest and was GDR champion in the 100 m and 200 m chest. She was able to defend the title over 200 m breaststroke the following year. In 1953 she was awarded the title of Master of Sport .

In the early morning of September 28, 1956, Helga Voigt suffered severe smoke inhalation in a fire in the "Luisenhof" restaurant in Dresden run by her parents . She died on the same day in hospital and was buried on October 2, 1956 in the Weißer Hirsch forest cemetery.

literature

  • Henrik Bispinck (arr.): The GDR as seen by the Stasi 1956. The secret reports to the SED leadership, Göttingen 2016.
personal data
SURNAME Voigt, Helga
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German swimmer
DATE OF BIRTH November 16, 1940
DATE OF DEATH September 28, 1956