| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 September 1991 |
| Height | 154 cm (5 ft 1 in) [1] |
| Gymnastics career | |
| Sport | Women's artistic gymnastics |
| Country represented | |
| Club | UKS SMS Olsztyn |
| Head coach | Przemyslaw Lis |
Paula Plichta (born 20 September 1991) is a Polish artistic gymnast. [2]
Paula Plichta was born on 20 September 1991, in Olsztyn. In addition to gymnastics, she also competes in CrossFit. [1]
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]
Plichta has as uneven bars dismount named after her in the Code of Points. [21]
| Apparatus | Name | Description | Difficulty [a] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uneven bars | Plichta | Clear straddle circle with salto forward tucked | C (0.3) |