Helga Haase

Helga Haase
Haase in action during the 1967 East German Championships
Personal information
Full nameHelga Haase-Obschernitzki
Born(1934-06-09)9 June 1934
Danzig, Free City of Danzig (now Gdańsk, Poland)
Died16 June 1989(1989-06-16) (aged 55)
East Berlin, East Germany
OccupationMajor of the Volkspolizei
Sport
SportSpeed skating
ClubSC Dynamo Berlin
Medal record
Women's speed skating
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1960 Squaw Valley 500 m
Silver medal – second place 1960 Squaw Valley 1000 m

Helga Haase (née Obschernitzki; 9 June 1934 – 16 June 1989) was a speed skater in East Germany. She was born in Danzig and died in East Berlin.