René Novotný (born 10 June 1963) is a Czech former competitive pair skater.

They also competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, but withdrew after placing 9th in the short program.

Ranked third after the short program, they overtook Canada's Isabelle Brasseur / Lloyd Eisler for the silver medal behind Natalia Mishkutionok / Artur Dmitriev (CIS).

[6] In autumn 1992, Kovaříková/Novotný moved to train in the United States, choosing Irina Rodnina as their coach.

[3][7] They took silver at two events, the 1992 Skate America and 1992 Grand Prix International de Paris.

Ranked fifth in the short and third in the free, they finished fourth at the 1993 European Championships in Helsinki, Finland.

At the 1995 European Championships in Dortmund, Germany, the pair placed first in the short program and second in the free skate.

Ranked first in both segments, they won gold at the 1995 World Championships in Birmingham, England, ahead of Russia's Evgenia Shishkova / Vadim Naumov.

The pair toured with Stars on Ice for one season (1996-97) and continued to skate in shows around the world for a number of years.