Christel Meinel (born December 24, 1957) is a former East German cross-country skier who competed during the late 1970s. She won a silver medal in the 4 ÃÂ 5 km relay at the 1978 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti and finished fifth in the 5 km at those same championships. She competed for SC Dynamo Klingenthal.