Ladislaus Simacek
Ladislaus Adalbert Simacek (born November 20, 1913 in Vienna ; † March 19, 2004 there ) was an Austrian obstacle , medium and long-distance runner and entrepreneur .
Life
Simacek completed an apprenticeship as a druggist . He later became the managing director of Jencik Durchgasungstechnik. In 1941/42 he founded the LA Simacek company. From 1960 to 1979 he was the guild master for building cleaners and pest control . In 2019, the third generation of the Simacek Group, led by granddaughter Ursula Simacek, with around 8,000 employees, had a turnover of around 200 million euros.
Sports
At the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, he was eliminated from over 3000 m obstacle in the run after he was pushed into the moat by a falling runner.
In 1934 - although he lost a shoe in the water ditch in the process - and in 1936 (with his personal best time of 9: 56.8 min) he was Austrian champion over 3000 m obstacle, in 1934 over 1500 m (4: 09.6 min) and in 1936 over 5000 m .
Awards
- 1963: Awarded the professional title of Commercial Councilor
- 1972: Decoration of Honor in Gold for Services to the Republic of Austria
- 1981: Gold Medal of Merit of the State of Vienna
Web links
- Ladislaus Simacek in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Regina Bruckner: Cleaning company boss Simacek: "Wave of guest workers helped to recruit the necessary workers". In: DerStandard.at . December 29, 2019, accessed December 29, 2019 .
- ↑ a b c Simacek: History. In: simacek.com. Retrieved December 29, 2019 .
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| SURNAME | Simacek, Ladislaus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Simacek, Ladislaus Adalbert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian obstacle, medium and long distance runner and entrepreneur |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 20, 1913 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 19, 2004 |
| Place of death | Vienna |