Jozef Plachý

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Jozef Plachý (born February 28, 1949 in Košice) is a former middle distance runner from Slovakia, who represented Czechoslovakia in four consecutive Summer Olympics. He set his personal best (3:37.04) in the men's 1500 metres in 1977.

Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result	Event
1968	Olympic Games	Mexico City, Mexico	5th	800 m
1969	European Championships	Athens, Greece	2nd	800 m
1972	European Indoor Championships	Grenoble, France	1st	800 m
1972	Olympic Games	Munich, West Germany	DNQ	800 m
1973	European Indoor Championships	Rotterdam, Netherlands	3rd	800 m
1974	European Indoor Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	3rd	800 m
1976	Olympic Games	Montreal, Canada	DNQ	800 m
1977	World Student Games	Sofia, Bulgaria	1st	800 m
1980	Olympic Games	Moscow, Soviet Union	6th	1500 m

References

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Summer Universiade Champions in Men's 1500 m

1959: Béla Szekeres (HUN)
1961: Tomás Salinger (TCH)
1963: John Whetton (GBR)
1965 – 1967: Bodo Tümmler (FRG)
1970: Francesco Arese (ITA)
1973: Frank Clement (GBR)
1975: Thomas Wessinghage (FRG)
1977: Jozef Plachý (TCH)
1979: Graham Williamson (GBR)
1981: Saïd Aouita (MAR)
1983: Claudio Patrignani (ITA)
1985: Chris McGeorge (GBR)
1987: Hauke Fuhlbrügge (GDR)
1989: Kipkoech Cheruiyot (KEN)
1991: Niall Bruton (IRL)
1993 – 1995: Abdelkader Chékhémani (FRA)
1997: Anthony Whiteman (GBR)
1999: Bernard Lagat (KEN)
2001: Pedro Antonio Esteso (ESP)
2003: Johan Pretorius (RSA)
2005: Ivan Heshko (UKR)
2007: Samir Khadar (ALG)
2009: Vyacheslav Sokolov (RUS)
2011: Imad Touil (ALG)
2013: Valentin Smirnov (RUS)

Persondata
Name	Plachý, Jozef
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Short description	Slovak middle distance runner
Date of birth	February 28, 1949
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