Werner Karasek

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Werner Karasek (born March 16, 1956 ; † June 30, 2018 in Baden ) was an Austrian basketball player .

career

Karasek grew up in Baden and started playing basketball there. In 1975, the 2.10 meter tall indoor player moved to Asturia Klosterneuburg in the A-League (the later name of the Bundesliga ). In 1978 he became Austrian champion with BK Klosterneuburg, which was formed from the merger between Asturia and KBC, and in 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 and 1987 he won the title again with the team.

In May 1984 he took part with the Austrian national team in the elimination round for the Olympic Games and during the tournament was together with Franz Zderadicka the best scorer of the selection team with an average of 12.3 points per game. He came to a total of 83 international matches for Austria.

In 1987 he founded a hotel on the Thai island of Phuket , and his wife ran a restaurant there.

On June 30, 2018, Karasek fell out of the window of his apartment in Baden and suffered fatal injuries. He was staying in his home country because he wanted to undergo a foot operation.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Basketball Klosterneuburg DUKES report: BK mourns Werner Karasek. Retrieved October 20, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Werner Karasek profile, European Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men 1984 | FIBA.COM . In: FIBA.COM . ( fiba.basketball [accessed October 20, 2018]).
  3. ↑ Death of Werner Karasek - Basketball Austria. Retrieved October 20, 2018 .
  4. ↑ Phuket Beach Attack: Expat Savaged, Baby Saved - Phuket Wan. Retrieved October 20, 2018 .
  5. ^ The tragic death of a hotelier in Baden . ( noen.at [accessed on October 20, 2018]).
  6. ↑ Well-known hotelier on Phuket dies in a lintel window - ThailandTIP . In: ThailandTIP . July 5, 2018 ( thailandtip.info [accessed October 20, 2018]).
personal data
SURNAME Karasek, Werner
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian basketball player
DATE OF BIRTH March 16, 1956
DATE OF DEATH June 30, 2018
Place of death to bathe