Petr Barna

Petr Barna (born 9 March 1966) is a Czech former competitive figure skater who competed for Czechoslovakia. He is the 1992 European champion, the 1992 Olympic bronze medalist, and a seven-time Czechoslovak national champion. He was the first man to land a quadruple jump in Olympic competition.

Petr Barna
Personal information
Country representedCzechoslovakia
Born (1966-03-09) 9 March 1966
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Former coachFrantišek Pechar
Retired1992
Medal record
Representing  Czechoslovakia
Figure skating: Men's singles
Olympic Games
1992 AlbertvilleSingles
European Championships
1992 LausanneSingles
1990 LeningradSingles
1991 SofiaSingles
1989 BirminghamSingles

Personal life

Barna was born 9 March 1966 in Prague.[1] In 1990, he married ice dancer Andrea Juklová, with whom he has a daughter, Sofie Barnová, born in April 1992.[2]

Career

Barna started skating in Prague at an outdoor rink and received lessons from 1972.[2] He began appearing at senior internationals in the 1982–83 season. He was coached by František Pechar.[1]

Barna sprained his right ankle as he was leaving the airport in Birmingham on his way to the 1989 European Championships.[2] Despite the injury, he medaled for the first time at an ISU Championship, winning bronze.

1991–92 was Barna's best competitive season. He won gold at the 1992 European Championships and a bronze medal at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France. He became the first person to land a quad jump in Olympic competition, executing a quad toe loop in his free skate.[2]

After placing sixth at the 1992 World Championship, Barna retired from amateur competition. He then spent almost ten years as a professional skater, performing in the Champions on Ice tour and World cup tour, as well as competing in World professional competitions, ESPN Legends, Miko Masters and other events. He preferred amateur competition, saying, "In amateur skating, it matters how you skate. In professional, it matters how you dance. And I don't dance. I liked amateur skating better."[3]

Barna works as a coach and has also appeared in several television skating programs. Works now in Oberstdorf, Germany.

Petr Barna and Andrea Barnova website: http://petrbarna.com

Results
International
Event 82–83 83–84 84–85 85–86 86–87 87–88 88–89 89–90 90–91 91–92
Olympics13th3rd
Worlds16th13th16th8th8th5th6th4th6th
Europeans18th10th10th7th8th7th3rd2nd2nd1st
Skate America2nd
Skate Canada1st
Fujifilm Trophy/
Nations Cup		1st1st
Inter. de Paris1st
NHK Trophy10th2nd
Prague Skate6th4th1st1st1st1st1st
Universiade1st
National
Czechoslovak2nd2nd1stWD1st1st1st1st1st1st
WD = Withdrew

References
  1. "Petr Barna". Czech Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014.
  2. Russell, Susan D. (8 August 2013). "Petr Barna: Skating Out From Behind the Iron Curtain". IFS Magazine. Archived from the original on 11 June 2014.
  3. Figure Skating Mystery Interview
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