Heidi-Elke Gaugel

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Heidi-Elke Gaugel (born 11 July 1959 in Schönaich) is a retired female German athlete who specialized in the 400 m.

Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  West Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1984 Los Angeles4×400 m
European Championships
Silver medal – second place1986 Stuttgart4×400 m

Biography

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Gaugel competed for West Germany at the 1984 Summer Olympics, held in Los Angeles, United States, where she won the bronze medal with her team mates Heike Schulte-Mattler, Ute Thimm and Gaby Bußmann in the women's 4 × 400 m relay event.

She married the middle-distance runner Harald Hudak.[1] During the time she resided in Japan with her husband, she worked for NHK Radio 2's German radio course as a teacher.[2] She represented the club VfL Sindelfingen.

References

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  1. Ralf Kohler: Ein Hauch von Olympia in Mühlacker, Pforzheimer Zeitung 10. August 2012
  2. German radio course text 2001, NHK Publishing Co., Ltd
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