Miroslav Knapek (born 3 March 1955) is a retired Czech rower. He competed in the

coxless pair A coxless pair, abbreviated as a 2- and also known as a straight pair, is a racing shell used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for two rowers, who propel the boat with sweep oars. The crew consists of a pair of rowers, each ...

s at the

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and

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad () and officially branded as Moscow 1980 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1980 in Moscow, Soviet Union, in present-day Russ ...

and placed sixth and fifth, respectively. His daughter

Miroslava Knapková Miroslava "Mirka" Topinková Knapková (, born 19 September 1980) is a Czech rower who won an Olympic gold medal in the single scull. Biography Knapková was born in 1980 in Brno in Czechoslovakia (since 1993 in the Czech Republic). Her fa ...

also became a rower and won the

single scull A single scull (or a scull), abbreviated as a 1x, is a racing shell designed for a single person who propels the boat with two oars, one in each hand. Racing boats (often called "shells") are long, narrow, and broadly semi-circular in cross-se ...

s event at the 2012 Olympics.

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1955 births Living people Olympic rowers for Czechoslovakia Rowers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1980 Summer Olympics Czech male rowers Rowers from Brno {{Czechoslovakia-rowing-bio-stub