Petr Starec

Petr Starec
Personal information
Country represented Czechoslovakia
Born (1951-12-05) 5 December 1951
Residence Brno, Czech Republic
Partner Rijana Hartmanová
Retired 1970s

Petr Starec (Czech pronunciation: [ˈpɛtr ˈstarɛts]; born 5 December 1951)[1] is a Czech figure skating coach and former competitor. As a single skater, he became a two-time Czechoslovak national bronze medalist and competed at the 1969 European Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, finishing 18th.

Starec later teamed up with Rijana Hartmanová to compete in pair skating. They won the 1974 national title and placed 13th at the 1974 European Championships in Zagreb.

Starec is the head of the Department of Sports at Masaryk University in Brno.[2][3] He has coached Michal Březina (from 2004 to 2012),[4][5] Eliška Březinová (until 2012),[6] Alexandra Kunová,[7] and Petr Kotlařík.[8]

Competitive highlights

Men's singles

International
Event 1967–68 1968–69
European Championships18th
National
Czechoslovak Championships3rd3rd

Pairs with Hartmanová

International
Event 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75
European Championships13th
Blue Swords9th
National
Czechoslovak Champ.2nd1st

References

  1. ↑ "Coach Profile - Petr STAREC". pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on 19 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "Diskotéky nezakazuju. Nechci nikoho ochuzovat, říká trenér krasobruslaře Březiny" (in Czech). IDNES. 1 March 2011. Archived from the original on 19 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "PaedDr. Petr Starec, Ph.D." Masaryk University. Archived from the original on 19 April 2018.
  4. ↑ Mittan, Barry (6 July 2008). "Brezina Challenges Czech's Verner". goldenskate.com.
  5. ↑ "Michal BREZINA". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 1 January 2012.
  6. ↑ "Eliska BREZINOVA". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012.
  7. ↑ "Alexandra KUNOVA". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 May 2015.
  8. ↑ "Petr KOTLARIK". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 April 2018.
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