Josef Plachý
Josef Plachý (born April 1, 1971 in Kladno ) is a former Czech table tennis player . He took part in world championships six times .
Career
Plachý played for Dukla Trenčín and became vice champion of the ČSFR with this club in 1992. In 1992 he was signed by Borussia Düsseldorf for the Bundesliga . With Düsseldorf he immediately won the German championship in the 1992/93 season. Later he played a. a. at TTC Herbornseelbach (1993, Regionalliga), ESV Jahn Kassel (1996–1998), SKK El Niňo Prague (2002–2004) and at the French club AS Pontoise-Cergy TT (2005).
Plachý was Czech individual champion in 1999, 2003 and 2007. In doubles he won the title in 1994, 1995 and 2005 (each with Richard Výborný ) and 1998 (with David Štěpánek). In addition, he and his sister Hana Plachá were Czech mixed champions in 1995.
From 1993 to 2003 he was nominated six times for world championships by the Czech association . In 1996 and 2000 he qualified for participation in the Olympic Games.
In the ITTF world rankings he was ranked 73rd in December 2006 and January 2007.
Private
Plachý's father, who is also called "Josef", was a table tennis player. His sister Hana (* 1973) also moved to Germany in 1992, from Orbis Prague to TTC Lülsdorf-Rheidt.
Results from the ITTF database
| Association | event | year | place | country | singles | Double | Mixed | team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CZE | Olympic games | 2000 | Sydney | OUT | immediately excluded | immediately excluded | ||
| CZE | Olympic games | 1996 | Atlanta | United States | no participants | immediately excluded | ||
| CZE | Pro tour | 2011 | Wladyslawowo | POLE | last 64 | |||
| CZE | Pro tour | 2009 | Velenje | SVN | last 64 | |||
| CZE | Pro tour | 2007 | Toulouse | FRA | last 64 | |||
| CZE | Pro tour | 2007 | Velenje | SVN | last 64 | |||
| CZE | Pro tour | 2006 | Warsaw | POLE | last 64 | |||
| CZE | Pro tour | 2006 | Bayreuth | GER | last 16 | |||
| CZE | Pro tour | 2006 | Zagreb | HRV | last 64 | Quarter finals | ||
| CZE | Pro tour | 2006 | Velenje | SVN | Quarter finals | last 16 | ||
| CZE | Pro tour | 2005 | Gothenburg | SWE | last 64 | |||
| CZE | Pro tour | 2005 | Magdeburg | GER | last 64 | last 16 | ||
| CZE | Pro tour | 2005 | St. Petersburg | RUS | last 16 | |||
| CZE | Pro tour | 2005 | Zagreb | HRV | last 16 | |||
| CZE | Pro tour | 2004 | Athens | GRE | last 64 | last 16 | ||
| CZE | Pro tour | 2004 | Croatia | HRV | last 64 | |||
| CZE | Pro tour | 2003 | Bremen | GER | last 64 | |||
| CZE | Pro tour | 2003 | Croatia | HRV | last 64 | |||
| CZE | Pro tour | 2002 | Warsaw | POLE | last 64 | |||
| CZE | Pro tour | 2002 | Eindhoven | NED | last 32 | last 16 | ||
| CZE | Pro tour | 2002 | Magdeburg | GER | last 64 | |||
| CZE | Pro tour | 2002 | Cairo | EGY | last 16 | |||
| CZE | Pro tour | 2001 | Farum | THE | Rd 1 | |||
| CZE | Pro tour | 2001 | Rotterdam | NED | last 64 | |||
| CZE | Pro tour | 2001 | Bayreuth | GER | last 64 | |||
| CZE | Pro tour | 1999 | Prague | CZE | last 16 | last 16 | ||
| CZE | Pro tour | 1999 | Karlskrona | SWE | Rd 1 | |||
| CZE | Pro tour | 1999 | Bremen | GER | Rd 1 | Rd 1 | ||
| CZE | Pro tour | 1998 | Zagreb | HRV | last 32 | last 16 | ||
| CZE | Pro tour | 1997 | Lyon | FRA | last 32 | Rd 1 | ||
| CZE | Pro tour | 1997 | Linz | AUT | last 64 | last 32 | ||
| CZE | Pro tour | 1997 | Gdańsk | POLE | last 16 | |||
| CZE | Pro tour | 1996 | Kettering | CLOSELY | Quarter finals | |||
| CZE | World Championship | 2003 | Paris | FRA | last 64 | last 64 | ||
| CZE | World Championship | 2000 | Kuala Lumpur | MAS | 9-12 | |||
| CZE | World Championship | 1999 | Eindhoven | NED | last 128 | last 32 | last 64 | |
| CZE | World Championship | 1997 | Manchester | CLOSELY | last 64 | last 64 | last 128 | 19th |
| CZE | World Championship | 1995 | Tianjin | CHN | last 128 | last 32 | last 128 | 11 |
| CZE | World Championship | 1993 | Gothenburg | SWE | last 64 | last 64 | no participants | 10 |
| CZE | WTC World Team Cup | 1995 | Atlanta | United States | 9 | |||
| CZE | WTC World Team Cup | 1994 | Nimes | FRA | 5 |
swell
- SS: A difficult legacy: Josef Plachy , DTS magazine , 1992/10 page 27
Individual evidence
- ↑ Österreichische Tischtennis Zeitung, issue 48, October 2002 page 6 + issue 58, May / June 2004 page 8
- ↑ Table tennis champions of the Czech Republic 1993 - 2011 (accessed on January 9, 2016)
- ↑ [World ranking Record for PLACHY Josef (CZE) world ranking list since 2001] (accessed on July 20, 2014)
- ↑ DTS magazine , 1992/6 page 13
- ↑ Josef Plachý results from the ITTF database on ittf.com (accessed on September 14, 2011)
Web links
- Josef Plachý in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original ) (accessed July 20, 2014)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Plachý, Josef |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech table tennis player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 1, 1971 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kladno |