| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
| Olympic Games | ||||
| 4 | Single Sculls | 2004 | Athens, GRE | 7:25.14 |
| 5 | Single Sculls | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | 7:35.52 |
| 6 | Double Sculls | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | 7:25.09 |
| World Championships | ||||
| 1 | Single Sculls | 2011 | Bled, SLO | 7:26.64 |
| 2 | Single Sculls | 2006 | Eton, GBR | 7:15.02 |
| 2 | Single Sculls | 2005 | Gifu, JPN | 7:51.69 |
| 3 | Single Sculls | 2009 | Poznan, POL | 7:16.22 |
| 4 | Single Sculls | 2010 | Hamilton, NZL | 7:56.38 |
| World Cup | ||||
| 1 | Single Sculls | 2009 | Lucerne, SUI | 7:25.43 |
| 1 | Single Sculls | 2009 | Munich, GER | 7:38.19 |
| 2 | Single Sculls | 2012 | Belgrade, SRB | 7:27.55 |
| 2 | Single Sculls | 2010 | Lucerne, SUI | 7:33.57 |
| 3 | Single Sculls | 2012 | Lucerne, SUI | 7:26.91 |
| 3 | Single Sculls | 2011 | Lucerne, SUI | 8:05.76 |
Nickname
Mirka (rowingone.com, 18 Sept 2011)
Hobbies
Inline skating, running, skiing and swimming. (rowingone.com, 18 Sept 2011)
Occupation
Athlete, Student
Education
Physical Education - Charles University, Prague, CZE
Language(s) spoken
Czech, French
Club name
VK Slavia Praha, Prague, CZE
Coach
Tomas Kacovsky [personal] (CZE) (rowingnz.com, 19 Oct 2011)
Other sports
Her father Miroslav Knapek competed in rowing for Czechoslovakia at the 1976 and 1980 Olympic Games. (velso.cz, 01 June 2009)
Debut
2001 for Czech Republic, World Cup (Munich) (veslo.cz, 01 June 2009)
Additional information
Start of sporting career
She took up rowing in 2000. (rowingone.com, 18 Sept 2011)
Hero
Czech track athletes Jarmila Kratochvilova, Czech cross country skier Katerina Neumannova, British rower Steve Redgrave. (Czech Media Guide, 2004)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"To the stars through difficulties." (Czech Media Guide, 2004)
Previous Olympics
Beijing 2008, Athens 2004
