Petr Barna
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Petr Barna is a Czech
Czech people
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 figure skater
Figure skating
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. He competed for Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
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. He was the first man to land a quadruple jump
Figure skating jump
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 in Olympic competition.

Barna is 9-time Czechoslovakian champion. His best competitive year was 1992, when he won the European Championship
European Figure Skating Championships
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 and a bronze medal at the 1992 Winter Olympics
1992 Winter Olympics
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. He turned professional after the 1992 World Championship
World Figure Skating Championships
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. Professional skating did not agree with him, however. He said, "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."

Barna lives in Florida
Florida
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 and works as a coach. His wife is Andrea, and they have a daughter, Sofie. He has appeared in several television skating programs.

Results

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Winter Olympics
Winter Olympic Games
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13th 3rd
World Championships
World Figure Skating Championships
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16th 13th 16th 8th 8th 5th 6th 4th 6th
European Championships
European Figure Skating Championships
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18th 10th 10th 7th 8th 7th 3rd 2nd 2nd 1st
Czechoslovakian Championships
Czechoslovakian Figure Skating Championships
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1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st
Skate America
Skate America
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2nd
Skate Canada International
Skate Canada International
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1st
Fujifilm Trophy
Bofrost Cup on Ice
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1st 1st
Trophee de France  1st
NHK Trophy
NHK Trophy
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10th 2nd
Winter Universiade  1st

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