Paula Plichta

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

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

Personal life

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

Career

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

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

Apparatus Name Description Difficulty[lower-alpha 1]
Uneven barsPlichtaClear straddle circle with salto forward tuckedC
  1. Valid for the 2022-2024 Code of Points

References
  1. "Paula Plichta". CrossFit. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  2. "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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