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Knapkova wins Olympic gold in women's single
OLY_ROW Headlines
- Danes win gold in lightweight men's double sculls
- Knapkova wins Olympic gold in women's single
- Britain wins women's lightweight double sculls
- Britain wins Olympic gold in women's double sculls
- Brazilian rower suspended for failing doping test
- Britain wins Olympic rowing gold in men's 4
- Britain wins Olympic rowing gold in men's four
- Australian rower sent home for damaging shops
- Australian rower sent home from Olympics
- Report in Germany prompts rower to leave Olympics
Updated August 4, 2012
WINDSOR, England (AP) Miroslava Knapkova of the Czech Republic powered to gold with a dominant victory in the women's single sculls at the Olympic rowing regatta on Saturday, adding to the world title she won last year.
Knapkova outclassed her rivals to win by two lengths in a time of 7 minutes, 54.37 seconds. Fie Udby Erichsen of Denmark took a surprise silver and Kim Crow of Australia won the bronze.
It is the Czechs' first gold in rowing since the country gained independence in 1993.
Ekaterina Karsten of Belarus was bidding to win a medal at a sixth straight games but placed fifth.
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