Harald Hudak
Harald Hudak (born January 28, 1957 in Vaihingen an der Enz ) is a former German middle-distance runner .
In 1974 he was the German youth champion and in 1977 the German junior champion in the 1,500 meter run .
On August 17, 1977 in Cologne he was part of a German quartet ( Thomas Wessinghage , Hudak, Michael Lederer , Karl Fleschen ), which set a world record in the 4 x 1,500 meter relay race with 14: 38.8 min . This record was only broken on September 4, 2009 in Brussels by a Kenyan quartet ( William Biwott Tanui , Gideon Gathimba , Geoffrey Kipkoech Rono , Augustine Kiprono Choge ) (14: 36.23 min).
In a national comparison, Harald Hudak always had to admit defeat to Thomas Wessinghage . On August 27, 1980, he achieved a time of 3: 31.96 minutes behind him in a 1500-meter run in Koblenz . This puts him in second place in the all-time German best list (as of the end of the 2009 season). He still holds the European junior record with 5: 04.4 min over 2000 m, run on June 30, 1976 in Oslo.
At the European Athletics Indoor Championships in 1979 in Vienna, he finished sixth over 1500 m (3: 45.9 min), and in 1980 he won the open English championship (AAA Championships) over 5000 m (13: 51.71 min)
Harald Hudak is 1.79 m tall and weighed 65 kg during his active time. He belonged to the sports club LG Bayer Leverkusen . He married the sprinter Heidi-Elke Gaugel .
Personal bests
- 800 m : 1: 48.4 min, July 18, 1980, Menden
- 1000 m : 2: 18.50 min, July 23, 1980, Cologne
- 1500 m: 3: 31.96 min, August 27, 1980, Koblenz
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1 mile : 3: 55.61 min, August 26, 1977, Berlin
- Hall: 3: 57.5 min, February 13, 1981, Inglewood
- 2000 m : 5: 03.6 min, August 3, 1980, Arnsberg
- 3000 m : 7: 55.20 min, 23 June 1981, London
- 5000 m : 13: 51.0 min, May 13, 1979, Cologne
literature
- Klaus Amrhein: Biographical manual on the history of German athletics 1898–2005 . 2 volumes. Darmstadt 2005 published on German Athletics Promotion and Project Society
Individual evidence
- ↑ Albert Esslinger-Kiefer: Runner-Ass sells real estate ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Pforzheimer Zeitung June 3, 2011
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Hudak, Harald |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German middle distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 28, 1957 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vaihingen an der Enz |