Harald Schmid (German pronunciation: [ˈha.ʁalt ˈʃmɪt] ⓘ; born 29 September 1957) is a retired German track and field athlete who competed in the sprints and hurdles.

Schmid won bronze with the West German 4 × 400 m relay team at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal as well as an individual bronze in the 400 m hurdles at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles in 1984.

Moses said of him: "I would wake up at the morning, and in California we’re about nine hours behind Germany.

His personal best in the 400 m hurdles was 47.48 s (achieved twice: in 1982 and at the World Championships in 1987), which at one point was the European record and the second fastest time ever.

[2] Schmid has a PhD in Sports Science and was appointed to the IAAF athletes commission in 1999.