Harald Hudak
Harald Hudak (28 January 1957 – 2 December 2024) was a West German middle-distance runner who specialised in 1500 metres.
Biography
[edit]Hudak was born in Vaihingen an der Enz on 28 January 1957. He was one of the runners that set a world record of 14:38.8 minutes in the 4x1500 metres relay in 1977, together with Thomas Wessinghage, Michael Lederer, and Karl Fleschen. He ran 3:40.2 minutes on the second leg.[citation needed]
He finished sixth in 1500 m at the 1979 European Indoor Championships. In 1980, Hudak temporarily became the third-fastest 1500 m runner of all time when he set a personal best of 3:31.96 minutes at a meeting in Koblenz where Steve Ovett set a new world record and Thomas Wessinghage set a new German record. 3:31.96 remained his career best time. In Germany only Thomas Wessinghage has run faster.[1] However, Hudak could not participate in the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow due to the West German boycott.
Hudak competed for the sports club Bayer 04 Leverkusen during his active career.
Hudak died on 2 December 2024, at the age of 67.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Microsoft Word - Ewige DLV-Bestenliste.doc Archived 2008-10-31 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Trauer um Harald Hudak", leichtathletik.de, 6 December 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2024.