Jozef Plachý

Jozef Plachý

Jozef Plachý chasing Marcello Fiasconaro on 27 June 1973 in Milan
Personal information
Born	13 December 1949 (1949-12-13) (age 74) Košice, Slovakia
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	800 m, 1500 m
Club	Slávia Košice HC Košice Dukla Praha
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	800 m – 1:45.4 (1969) 1500 m – 3:37.04 (1977)
Medal record Representing {{[CS]}} European Athletics Championships 1969 Athens 800 m European Athletics Indoor Championships 1972 Grenoble 800 m 1973 Rotterdam 800 m 1974 Gottenburg 800 m Summer Universiade 1977 Sofia 1500 m

Jozef Plachý (born 28 February 1949) is a former middle distance runner from Slovakia. He competed for Czechoslovakia at the 1968, 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics in the 800 m and at the 1980 Olympics in the 1500 m event with the best result of fifth place in 1968. In 1969–1974 Plachý won four medals at European championships, indoors and outdoors. On 27 June 1973 he "helped" Marcello Fiasconaro, by chasing him through the race, to set an 800 m world record in Milan.