Jozef Plachý (born 28 February 1949) is a Slovak former

middle-distance runner Middle-distance running events are track races longer than sprints, ranging from 500 metres up to . The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle-distanc ...

. He competed for

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at the 1968, 1972 and 1976

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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"

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, by chasing him through the race, to set an 800 m world record in Milan.

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* * * * * 1949 births Living people Slovak male middle-distance runners Czechoslovak male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for Czechoslovakia Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Košice Athletes from the Košice Region European Athletics Championships medalists Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) FISU World University Games gold medalists for Czechoslovakia Medalists at the 1977 Summer Universiade Czechoslovak Athletics Championships winners {{Slovakia-athletics-bio-stub