Background
She was born in Westum, Sinzig, Rhineland-Palatinate.
She was born in Westum, Sinzig, Rhineland-Palatinate.
She took a silver as the anchor of the 4 × 100 m relay squad in the 1974 European Championships in Rome. Helten set a world record for 100 meters in June 1976, with an 11.04 clocking. She competed for West Germany at the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal, Canada in the 100 metres, winning a bronze medal behind team mate Annegret Richter and East German Renate Stecher.
She place 5th in the 200 meter final, where the top 5 women were German.