Josy Simon
Josy Simon (born March 25, 1933 in Luxembourg ) is a former Luxembourgish competitive athlete and member of parliament .
Athletic career
Simon was successful several times as a walker . In particular, he was an extreme walker at the walking marathon (500 km) Strasbourg-Paris (today Colmar-Paris) between 1971 and 1978 four times the winner and took several second places. He received several awards, including the Trophée du meilleur sportif in 1963 and 1965.
- Successes (selection)
- 1957: 1st in the Grand Prix à la Marche in Luxembourg City
- 1965: World champion in 100 km walking
- 1971: 1st in walking racing: Strasbourg – Paris
- 1972: 1st in the walking race: Strasbourg – Paris
- 1975: 1st in the walking race: Strasbourg – Paris
- 1978: 1st in the walking race: Strasbourg – Paris
- In 2013, at the age of 80, he completed the 100 km run in Stadtgut Steyr (AUT) and set a new world record in the M80 age group with a time of 12:17:03 hours.
Political career
Simon was a member of the Luxembourg parliament for the DP (Democratic Party). Due to an expulsion process from the party, he switched to the ADR (Alternative Democratic Reform Party) in 1991 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.bmwmotoclub.lu/info/Info_September_2009.pdf ( 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.
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- ↑ Josy Simon: at 80 years old, not a bit tired . Wort.lu. September 19, 2013. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Simon, Josy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Luxembourgish competitive athlete and politician, member of the Chambre |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 25, 1933 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Luxembourg |