Miroslav Nekola

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Miroslav Nekola
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NationalityCzech
Born (1947-12-01) 1 December 1947 (age 76)
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Sport
Sport Volleyball

Miroslav Nekola (born 1 December 1947) is a Czech volleyball player and coach. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics. [1] Between 1985 and 1987, he was an assistant coach of the Czechoslovakia men's national volleyball team which won a silver medal at the 1985 Men's European Volleyball Championship; between 1996 and 1998 he was the main coach of the Czech Republic men's national volleyball team. [2] His son Michal Nekola is a volleyball player and coach as well.

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Miroslav Nekola Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  2. Miroslav Nekola in the Czech Volleyball Federation Hall of Fame (in Czech)