Adolf Prokop (2 February 1939) is a retired football referee from

East Germany East Germany, officially known as the German Democratic Republic (GDR), was a country in Central Europe from Foundation of East Germany, its formation on 7 October 1949 until German reunification, its reunification with West Germany (FRG) on ...

. He is mostly known for supervising two matches in the

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, one in

1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd ...

and one in

1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street Bridge in Washington, D.C. ...

. He was also active at the 1976 Olympics,

UEFA Euro 1984 The 1984 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was held in France from 12 to 27 June 1984. It was the seventh UEFA European Championship, a competition held every four years and endorsed by UEFA. At the time, only eight countries ...

and refereed the 1984 European Cup Winners' Cup Final.

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* * * 1939 births People from Trutnov District People from Sudetenland German football referees 1982 FIFA World Cup referees 1978 FIFA World Cup referees Olympic football referees UEFA Euro 1980 referees UEFA Euro 1984 referees Stasi officers Living people {{Sports-official-bio-stub