Petr Barna
Born	(1966-03-09)9 March 1966 (age 59) Prague, Czechoslovakia
Figure skating career
Country	Czechoslovakia
Retired	1992
Medal record Representing Czechoslovakia Figure skating:Men's singles Olympic Games 1992 Albertville Singles European Championships 1992 Lausanne Singles 1990 Leningrad Singles 1991 Sofia Singles 1989 Birmingham Singles

Petr Barna (born 9 March 1966) is a Czech former competitivefigure skater who competed forCzechoslovakia. He is the1992 European champion, the1992 Olympic bronze medalist, and a seven-timeCzechoslovak national champion.

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

Barna started skating in Prague at an outdoor rink and received lessons in 1972.^[2] He began appearing at senior internationals in the 1982–83 season; he came in 18th place at the1983 European Championships.^[3] He was coached byFrantišek Pechar.^[1] Figure skating historian James R. Hines said that Barna was a consistent skater throughout his 10-year career, continually improving in the rankings "while maintaining a relatively consistent balance between thecompulsory figures andfree skating".^[3]

Barna sprained his right ankle as he was leaving the airport inBirmingham on his way to the1989 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 the1992 European Championships and a bronze medal at the1992 Winter Olympics inAlbertville, France. He landed aquad toe loop in his free skate. He is the first man to land a quad jump in Olympic history. He also received the first 6.0 for artistic expression in the history of the short program.^{[citation needed]} He came in fourth place at the1991 World Championships, his best placement at Worlds during his career. He won medals at Europeans between 1989 and 1992. As Hines states, his win at Europeans in 1992 was significant because he defeatedViktor Petrenko from Ukraine, which prevented Petrenko from winning all three major international titles that year. Barna also competed at the1988 Winter Olympics, coming in 13th place, and won the bronze medal at the1992 Winter Olympics.^[3]

After placing sixth at the1992 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 youdance. And I don't dance. I liked amateur skating better."^[4]

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

• Petr Barna atIMDb

• 1966 births
• Czech male single skaters
• Czechoslovak male single skaters
• Figure skaters from Prague
• Figure skaters at the 1988 Winter Olympics
• Figure skaters at the 1992 Winter Olympics
• Living people
• Olympic bronze medalists for Czechoslovakia
• Olympic figure skaters for Czechoslovakia
• Olympic medalists in figure skating
• European Figure Skating Championships medalists
• Medalists at the 1992 Winter Olympics
• Winter World University Games medalists in figure skating
• FISU World University Games gold medalists for Czechoslovakia
• Competitors at the 1987 Winter Universiade

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