Ľudovít Plachetka Explained

Ľudovít Plachetka
Nationality:	Slovak
Sport:	Boxing
Birth Date:	27 March 1971
Birth Place:	Gelnica, Czechoslovakia

Ľudovít Plachetka (born 27 March 1971) is a Slovak boxer. He competed in the men's middleweight event at the 1996 Summer Olympics.^[1] In 1998, he was convicted of murder, and served nine years of a thirteen-year prison sentence. In 2012, he was found guilty of rape, and was sentenced to a further eight years in jail.^{[2] [3]}

He has won one professional fight.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Ľudovít Plachetka Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418055451/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pl/ludovit-plachetka-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 17 January 2019.
2. Web site: The Price of Gold: 6 Olympic Figures Who Found Themselves Behind Bars . Inside Edition . 12 August 2016 . 17 January 2019.
3. Web site: Former Olympian Receives Eight Years For Rape Charge . Boxing Scene . 17 January 2019.
4. Web site: Ľudovít Plachetka: Před 13 lety zabil matku své přítelkyně, nyní je zpátky v ringu! Teď je profík! - AHA.cz .