Helga Offen

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexFemale
Full nameHelga•Offen (-Gutte)
Used nameHelga•Offen
Born3 October 1951 in Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (GER)
Measurements172 cm / 71 kg
AffiliationsSchweriner SC, Schwerin (GER)
NOC East Germany

Biography

Helga Offen was on the East German volleyball team that won the bronze medal at the 1975 European Championships and the silver medal at the 1977 Europeans. In 1976, she played at the Montréal Olympics, but the GDR team lost all its matches, including the match for fifth place against Cuba.

Domestically, Offen played with SC Traktor Schwerin from 1966-79 and helped them win the East German Championships in 1976 and 1977. She was also on the squads winning the European Cup Winners’ Cup in 1975 and the European Champions Cup in 1978.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1976 Summer Olympics Volleyball (Volleyball) GDR Helga Offen
Volleyball, Women (Olympic) East Germany 6

Special Notes