title: Petr Starec
text: # Petr Starec
  
  Petr Starec (Czech pronunciation:; born 5 December 1951) 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. He has coached Michal Březina (from 2004 to 2012), Eliška Březinová (until 2012), Alexandra Kunová, and Petr Kotlařík.
  
  ## 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 | |
  