Harald Hudak
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Harald Hudak (born 28 January 1957 in Vaihingen an der Enz) was one of the runners that set a world record of 14:38.8 in the 4x1500 metres relay in 1977, together with Thomas Wessinghage, Michael Lederer, and Karl Fleschen (West Germany). He ran 3:40.2 on the second leg. In 1980, Hudak temporarily became the third-fastest 1500m runner of all time when he set a personal best of 3:31.96 min at a meeting in Koblenz where Steve Ovett set a new world record. However, he could not participate in the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow due to the West German boycott.
He is the father of a track star in Japan.