Petr Starec

Petr Starec (Czech pronunciation: [ˈpɛtr̩ 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.

Petr Starec
Starec with Michal Březina at the 2011 Rostelecom Cup
Born	(1951-12-05) 5 December 1951 (age 73)
Figure skating career
Country	Czechoslovakia
Partner	Rijana Hartmanová
Retired	1970s

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 Championships		18th
National
Czechoslovak Championships	3rd	3rd

Pairs with Hartmanová

International
Event	1972–73	1973–74	1974–75
European Championships		13th
Blue Swords			9th
National
Czechoslovak Champ.	2nd	1st