Petr Barna (born 9 March 1966) is a Czech former competitive figure skater who competed for

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. He is the 1992 European champion, the 1992 Olympic bronze medalist, and a seven-time Czechoslovak national champion.

Personal life

Barna was born 9 March 1966 in

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. In 1990, he married

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Andrea Juklová, with whom he has a daughter, Sofie Barnová, born in April 1992.

Career

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

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. Barna sprained his right ankle as he was leaving the airport in

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on his way to the 1989 European Championships. 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 ) , nations = 64 , athletes = 1,801 (1313 men, 488 women) , events = 57 in 6 sports (12 disciplines) , opening = 8 February 1992 , closing = 23 February 1992 , opened_by = President François Mitterrand , cauldron ...

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, France. He landed a quad toe loop in his free skate.He is the first men to lend quad jump at Olympic history. He also received first 6.0 for artistic expression in the history of short program. 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."Figure Skating Mystery Interview
/ref> Barna works as a coach in Oberstdorf, Germany, and has also appeared in several television skating programs.

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