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Paula Plichta
Full namePaula Plichta
Country represented Poland
Born (1991-09-20) 20 September 1991 (age 32)
Olsztyn, Poland
Height154 cm (5 ft 1 in)[1]
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
ClubUKS SMS Olsztyn
Head coach(es)Przemyslaw Lis

Paula Plichta (born 20 September 1991) is a Polish artistic gymnast.[2]

Personal life[edit]

Paula Plichta was born on 20 September 1991, in Olsztyn. In addition to gymnastics, she also competes in CrossFit.[1]

Career[edit]

Plichta competed at her first World Championships in 2006 alongside Marta Pihan, Joanna Skowrońska, Joanna Litewka, Paula Koza, and Anna Turczyńska, and they finished 21st in the team all-round.[3] Then at the 2007 World Championships, Plitcha competed with Pihan, Litewka, Monika Frandofert, Katarzyna Jurkowska, and Sara Szczawińska, and they finished 22nd in the team all-around.[4]

Plichta won the gold medal on vault at the 2010 FIG World Cup in Osijek.[5] She competed at the 2010 World Championships alongside Gabriela Janik, Marta Pihan-Kulesza, Katarzyna Jurkowska, Monika Frandofert, and Joanna Litewka, and they finished 17th in the team qualification round.[6] She competed at the 2011 World Championships, but she did not qualify for any event finals.[7]

At the 2013 FIG World Cup in Osijek, Plichta finished 7th on vault.[8] She competed at the 2013 World Championships but did not qualify for any event finals.[9] Plichta won the bronze medal on vault behind Janine Berger and Kim Bui at the 2014 Cottbus World Cup.[10] She competed at the 2014 World Championships alongside Claudia Chmielowska, Marta Pihan-Kulesza, Katarzyna Jurkowska-Kowalska, Gabriela Janik, and Alma Kuc, and the team finished 17th.[11]

At the 2015 Cottbus World Cup, Plichta finished 4th on vault.[12] Plichta competed at the 2015 European Games with Katarzyna Jurkowska-Kowalska and Gabriela Janik. Plichta only competed on the uneven bars because she dislocated her elbow during the warm-ups on the vault.[2][13] The team finished in 11th in the team competition.[14]

At the 2016 Polish Championships, Plichta won the bronze medal in the all-around behind Katarzyna Jurkowska-Kowalska and Gabriela Janik.[15] She competed at the 2016 European Championships alongside Jurkowska-Kowalska, Janik, Klara Kopeć, and Alma Kuc, and they finished 11th.[16]

Plichta has only competed domestically since 2016. She won a bronze medal in the all-around at the 2017 Polish Championships behind Gabriela Janik and Patrycja Dronia.[17] Then at the 2018 Polish Championships, she only competed on the floor exercise, and she won the silver medal behind Janik.[18] At the 2019 Polish Championships she won the silver medal on vault and floor exercise, and she won the bronze medal on balance beam.[19] Then at the 2020 Polish Championships, she won the bronze medal on the floor exercise.[20]

Eponymous skill[edit]

Plichta has one eponymous skill listed in the Code of Points.[21]

Apparatus Name Description Difficulty[a]
Uneven bars Plichta Clear straddle circle with salto forward tucked C
  1. ^ Valid for the 2022-2024 Code of Points

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Paula Plichta". CrossFit. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b "PLICHTA Paula". Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  3. ^ "30th World Championships Artistic Gymnastics Women Qualification". Gymnastics Results. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  4. ^ "40th World Championships Artistic Gymnastics Women Stuttgart (GER) 2007 Sep 01-09 Qualification Women". Gymnastics Results. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Gymnastics Results – Osijek 2010 – Women's results". Archived from the original on 2017-07-03. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
  6. ^ "42nd ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Rotterdam (NED)" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. 16 October 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  7. ^ "43rd ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Tokyo (JPN)" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. 7 October 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  8. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (15 September 2013). "2013 Osijek Challlenge Cup Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  9. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (1 October 2013). "44th ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS in Antwerp (BEL) Women's Qualification" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  10. ^ "Gold for six nations at 38th Tournament of Masters". Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  11. ^ "45th ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS in Nanning (CHN) Women's Qualification" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. 5 October 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  12. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (20 March 2015). "2015 Cottbus World Challenge Cup Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  13. ^ "Pech olsztyńskiej gimnastyczki na Igrzyskach Europejskich w Baku". Olsztyn.com.pl (in Polish). 15 June 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  14. ^ "Gymnastics Artistic – Women's Team – Final – Results" (PDF). 15 June 2015. Archived from the original on 13 October 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  15. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (13 May 2016). "2016 Polish Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  16. ^ "31st European Championships in Women's Artistic Gymnastics Seniors and Juniors Senior Qualifications" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  17. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (27 May 2017). "2017 Polish Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  18. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (5 July 2018). "2018 Polish Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  19. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (11 May 2019). "2019 Polish Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  20. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (10 November 2020). "2020 Polish Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  21. ^ "2022-2024 Code of Points Women's Artistic Gymnastics" (PDF). International Gymnastics Federation. pp. 99, 208. Retrieved 22 January 2022.

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