Olympedia – Ladislaus Simacek

Austrian middle and long-distance runner Ladislaus Simacek competed in the 1934 European Championships over 5,000 metres, but his final position is unknown. He was Austrian champion in 1,500 metres (1934), 5,000 metres (1936), 4×1,500 metres relay (1935), and 3,000 metres steeplechase (1934 and 1936). At the 1936 Berlin Olympics he participated in the latter event but was eliminated in the heats.

Simacek trained as a pharmacist and later became CEO of Jencik Gassing Technique. In 1942 he founded his own company L.A. Simacek, dealing with building cleaning, facility services, and pest control, which grew to him having 8,000 employees. In 1974 he was awarded the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria and in 1981 the Medal of Honour for Services to the State of Wien (Vienna).

Personal Best: 3000S – 9:56.8 (1936).