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Hartmut Krüger

Hartmut Krüger, born 1953 in Güsen, East German handball left wing; Olympic gold 1980 Moscow (23-22 over USSR), 157 caps and 453 goals, SC Magdeburg star and later its 1991 champion coach.

Hartmut Schade

Hartmut Schade, born 1954 in Radeberg, East German midfielder for SG Dynamo Dresden (1972-1984), four-time DDR champion, and Olympic gold medalist at Montreal 1976, scoring in the final; later Dynamo head coach 1996-98.

Hartmut Weber

Hartmut Weber, born 1960 in Kamen, West German 400 m sprinter; 1982 double European champion (44.72 s, 4x400 m relay) and 1983 world relay silver medallist; later athletics administrator.

Hartwig Gauder

Hartwig Gauder (1954-2020), German race walker, 50km gold at the 1980 Moscow Olympics, 1987 world and 1986 European champion, 1988 Olympic bronze; heart transplant recipient and organ donation campaigner.

Hartwig Steenken

Hartwig Steenken, West German show jumper (1941-1978): 1972 Munich Olympic team gold on Simona, 1974 Hickstead world champion, 1971 European champion, three-time German champion; died after a 1977 car accident.

Harua Umemori

Harua Umemori (梅森 遥愛, born 2005) is a Japanese ice hockey forward who won gold with Japan in girls' ice hockey at the 2020 Lausanne Winter Youth Olympics and played for Japan's U18 national team in 2022.

Haruhiro Yamashita

Haruhiro Yamashita (山下治広), Japanese artistic gymnast born 1938 in Uwajima, Ehime; won team and vault gold at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics with a 9.90 vault, invented the Yamashita vault, and entered the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 2000.

Haruka Agatsuma

Haruka Agatsuma (我妻 悠香, born 1994) is a Japanese softball player for Bic Camera who won gold at Tokyo 2020, Asian Games 2018 and 2022, and the 2024 World Championship.

Haruka Kitaguchi

Haruka Kitaguchi (北口榛花), born 1998 in Asahikawa, is a Japanese javelin thrower, Paris 2024 Olympic champion, 2023 world champion, and Japanese record holder at 68.92 m.

Haruka Tachimoto

Haruka Tachimoto (田知本 遥), born 1990 in Imizu, Toyama, is a Japanese judoka, women's 70 kg. Seventh at London 2012, she won Olympic gold at Rio 2016, beating Yuri Alvear by ippon, then retired.

Haruki Uemura

Haruki Uemura (上村春樹), born 1951 in Kumamoto, Japanese judoka, 1976 Montreal Olympic open-class gold medalist, 1975 world champion, later president of the Kodokan Judo Institute and All Japan Judo Federation.

Harvard Stadium

Harvard Stadium, at Harvard University's Soldiers Field in Boston, opened November 14, 1903 as the first large reinforced-concrete structure in the United States, a Class of 1879 gift that fixed football field dimensions and helped bring the forward pass.

Harvest Moon (video game)

Harvest Moon (Bokujō Monogatari, 牧場物語) is the 1996 Super Famicom farming sim by Yasuhiro Wada, released as Harvest Moon on SNES in North America in June 1997; not to be confused with Natsume's later Harvest Moon games after the 2014 Story of Seasons split.

Harvester (video game)

Harvester (1996) is a DigiFX Interactive point-and-click FMV horror adventure for DOS, set in the town of Harvest in 1953, where amnesiac Steve seeks initiation into The Lodge; notorious for gore and a meta-narrative on game violence.

Harvey Barnes

Harvey Barnes, English winger born 1997 in Burnley; Leicester City academy graduate, FA Cup 2021 winner, joined Newcastle United for about £38m in 2023; two England caps.

Harvey Elliott

Harvey Elliott is an English attacking midfielder and right winger who joined Liverpool from Fulham in 2019 and is on loan at Valencia for the 2026-27 season.

Harvey Glance

Harvey Glance (1957–2023), American sprinter and coach; tied the 100 m world record of 9.9 twice in 1976, won 4x100 m relay gold at the 1976 Montreal Olympics and 1987 Rome World Championships, and later headed Auburn and Alabama track programs.

Harvey Grant

Harvey Grant, twin brother of Horace Grant, is a former NBA forward (1988-99) drafted 12th overall by Washington in 1988; 783 games, 9.9 ppg, three 18+ ppg seasons, father of Jerami and Jerian Grant.

Harvey Haddix

Harvey Haddix, Pirates left-hander (born 1925, Medway, Ohio), pitched 12 perfect innings against Milwaukee on May 26, 1959 and lost 1-0 in the 13th; 136-113 career, 1960 World Series winner.

Harvey Knibbs

Harvey Knibbs (born 1999, Bristol) is an English attacking midfielder for Charlton Athletic. Ex-Aston Villa academy, Cambridge United, then Reading's top scorer two seasons running (32 goals), joining Charlton in August 2025.

Harvey Wood

Harvey Wood (Harvey Jesse Wood, possibly Harvey Icke Wood), 1885-1958, British field hockey goalkeeper; won 1908 Olympic gold with England at White City, conceded six goals in seven 1908 internationals, then never played for England again.

Hary Surf School

Hary Surf School, Selong Belanak, Lombok, Indonesia: family-run surf school and restaurant offering lessons from IDR 350,000, board rental, and surf trips; distinct from Harry Surf Bali and Gary's Surf School South Africa.

Hasan Ali (حسن علی) (cricketer)

Hasan Ali (حسن علی), born 1994 in Gujranwala, is a Pakistani right-arm medium-fast bowler. Player of the Tournament and Golden Ball winner at the 2017 Champions Trophy; fastest Pakistani to 50 ODI wickets.

Hasan Gemici

Hasan Gemici (15 June 1927 – 25 June 2001) was a Turkish freestyle wrestler, 1952 Helsinki Olympic flyweight (52 kg) gold medalist and 1951 Mediterranean Games champion, later a coach; birthplace sources differ (Giresun vs Samsun-Terme).

Hasan Gungor

Hasan Gungor (Hasan Güngör, 1934–2011), Turkish freestyle wrestler, Olympic middleweight gold medalist at Rome 1960 and silver medalist at Tokyo 1964; later coached Turkish national teams for over 20 years.

Hasan Isaev

Hasan Isaev (Хасан Мурселов Исаев, born 1952, Bisertsi, Razgrad) is a Bulgarian freestyle wrestler, Olympic 48 kg gold medalist at Montreal 1976, two-time world champion (1974, 1975), later a coach at Ludogorets Razgrad.

Hasan Salihamidžić

Hasan "Brazzo" Salihamidžić (born 1977, Jablanica) is a Bosnian former footballer and executive; Bayern Munich winger 1998–2007, six Bundesliga titles, 2001 Champions League, later Bayern sporting director 2017–2023.

Haseeb Hameed

Haseeb Hameed, born 1997 in Bolton, is an English opening batsman, Nottinghamshire captain, and former England Test opener; youngest-ever England Test opener, debuting at Rajkot in 2016, and 2026 Wisden Cricketer of the Year.

Hasely Crawford

Hasely Joachim 'Raj Paul' Crawford, born 1950 in San Fernando, Trinidadian sprinter; won the 1976 Montreal Olympic 100 m in 10.06, Trinidad and Tobago's first Olympic gold, beating Don Quarrie.

Hash House Harriers

Hash House Harriers, a worldwide social running club founded 1938 in Kuala Lumpur by A.S. Gispert, known as a drinking club with a running problem; hares lay flour trails, packs follow, nearly 2,000 chapters.