Petr Knoth (born 6 November 1983) is a Czech former

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. With Petra Pachlová, he competed in the final segment at five ISU Championships – the 2004 European Championships and four World Junior Championships.

Career

Knoth began learning to skate in 1996. He and his skating partner, Petra Pachlová, made their

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(JGP) debut in 2000. They finished 23rd at the 2002 World Junior Championships in

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, Norway; and 13th at the 2003 World Junior Championships in

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, Czech Republic. In October 2003, Pachlová/Knoth won bronze at a JGP event in

, Czech Republic. In January, they outscored Diana Janošťáková / Jiří Procházka to win the Czech national senior title and were selected to compete at the 2004 European Championships. Making their senior international debut, they finished 19th at the European Championships, which took place the following month in

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, Hungary. In March, they achieved their career-best ISU Championship result, tenth, at the 2004 World Junior Championships in

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, Netherlands. They were coached by Natalia Vorobieva until the end of the season. František Blaťák coached Pachlová/Knoth during the 2004–05 season. After placing fourth at a JGP event in

, they took silver at their October JGP assignment in

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, Ukraine. They were named first alternates for the

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. They finished second to Janošťáková/Procházka at the Czech Championships in December. In March, they finished 11th at the 2005 World Junior Championships in

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, Canada. It was their final competition together.

Programs

(with Pachlová)

Competitive highlights

''JGP:

Junior Grand Prix The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating (titled the ISU Junior Series in the 1997–98 season) is a series of international junior-level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. Medals are awarded in the disciplines of men ...

'' ;with Pachlová

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Knoth, Petr 1983 births Czech male ice dancers Living people Figure skaters from Brno