Miroslava Knapková
Knapková in 2008
Personal information
Full nameMiroslava Topinková Knapková
NicknameMirka
Born (1980-09-19) 19 September 1980
Brno
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing the  Czech Republic
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2012 LondonSingle sculls
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2011 BledSingle sculls
Silver medal – second place2005 GifuSingle sculls
Silver medal – second place2006 EtonSingle sculls
Silver medal – second place2015 AiguebeletteSingle sculls
Bronze medal – third place2009 PoznańSingle sculls
Bronze medal – third place2013 ChungjuSingle sculls
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2008 MarathonSingle sculls
Gold medal – first place2011 PlovdivSingle sculls
Gold medal – first place2013 SevilleSingle sculls
Gold medal – first place2014 BelgradeSingle sculls
Gold medal – first place2015 PoznańSingle sculls
Silver medal – second place2007 PoznańSingle sculls
Silver medal – second place2009 BrestSingle sculls
Silver medal – second place2010 Montemor-o-VelhoSingle sculls
Bronze medal – third place2019 LucerneSingle sculls

Miroslava "Mirka" Topinková Knapková (Czech pronunciation: [ˈmɪroslava ˈknapkovaː], born 19 September 1980) is a Czech rower who competed in single scull.

Knapková (front) and Emma Twigg at the Head of the Charles Regatta in October 2013

Knapková was born in 1980 in Brno in Czechoslovakia (since 1993 in the Czech Republic). Her father is Miroslav Knapek.[1] At the 2011 World Rowing Championships, she became world champion in single scull at Lake Bled, Slovenia.[2] She was the winner in the same discipline at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1] Between 2008 and 2015, she won the European Rowing Championships five times in this boat class.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Mirka Topinková Knapková". Olympedia. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Miroslava Topinkova Knapkova". World Rowing Federation. Retrieved 17 June 2021.


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