Andrej Barna

{{Short description|Serbian swimmer (born 1998)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}

{{Eastern name order|Barna Andrej}}

{{Infobox swimmer

| name = Andrej Barna

| image =

| image_size =

| alt =

| caption =

| native_name =

| native_name_lang =

| birth_name =

| full_name =

| nickname =

| nationality =

| national_team =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1998|3|6}}

| birth_place = Subotica, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height =

| weight =

| spouse =

| website =

| strokes =

| classification =

| club =

| collegeteam = University of Louisville

| coach =

| module =

| show-medals = yes

| medaltemplates =

{{Medal|Sport| Men's swimming}}

{{Medal|Country| {{SRB}}}}

{{MedalCompetition| European Championships (LC)}}

{{Medal|Gold|2024 Belgrade | 4×100 m freestyle}}

{{MedalBronze| 2024 Belgrade | 100 m freestyle}}

{{Medal|Competition| Mediterranean Games}}

{{Medal|Gold| 2018 Tarragona | 4×100 m freestyle}}

| module2 =

}}

Andrej Barna ({{lang-sr-cyr|Андреј Барна}}; born 6 March 1998){{Cite web|title=Swimming – Entry list|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/0001130107FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF20.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726214154/https://www.omegatiming.com/File/0001130107FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF20.pdf|archive-date=26 July 2020|access-date=26 July 2020|website=2019 World Aquatics Championships}} is a Serbian swimmer.

He represented Serbia at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea and he finished in 44th place in the heats in the men's 50 metre freestyle event.{{Cite web|title=Men's 50 metre freestyle – Heats|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011301070101EB01FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200730211745/https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011301070101EB01FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|archive-date=30 July 2020|access-date=30 July 2020|website=2019 World Aquatics Championships}} He also competed in the men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay event.

In 2018, he won the gold medal in the men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay event at the Mediterranean Games in Tarragona, Spain.

In June 2024, he won the bronze medal in 100m freestyle at the 2024 European Aquatics Championships, with time 47.66.

In 2019, Barna faced serious health problems when he was diagnosed with kidney cancer. However, his fight against illness and return to top form showed his extraordinary mental strength and dedication to the sport.{{cite web | url=https://sportske-biografije.com/andrej-barna-biografija-vesti-oi/ | title=Andrej Barna, priča o inspiraciji: Biografija, vesti, OI | date=4 July 2024 }}

References

{{reflist}}