Yuri Igorevich Pimenov

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Juri Igorewitsch Pimenow ( Russian Юрий Игоревич Пименов , scientific transliteration Jurij Igorevič Pimenov ; born March  29, 1958 in Moscow ; † April 19, 2019 ) was a Soviet / Russian rower .

Together with his twin brother Nikolai Pimenow , Yuri Pimenow won his first world championship medal in 1979, when the two were defeated by another pair of twins, namely Bernd and Jörg Landvoigt from the GDR , in two without a helmsman and received the silver medal. The same entry took place at the 1980 Olympic rowing competitions , the Landvoigts won gold, the Pimenovs silver.

In 1981, the Pimenows won their first world title in the two-man without. In 1983 the Pimenows competed in four without a helmsman and lost to the team from the Federal Republic of Germany in a hard-fought race in the world championship final. After they missed the 1984 Olympic Games because of the Olympic boycott, the Pimenovs competed again in the 1985 World Championships in two without a helmsman and won gold with less than a second ahead of the British pursuers. In 1986 the two were able to defend the title, in 1987 they received the bronze medal. Before the 1987 World Championships, Yuri Pimenov caused a stir at the Henley Royal Regatta when he abandoned the race after his British competitors Andrew Holmes and Steven Redgrave collided with a canoe. Yuri Pimenov forced a restart of the race that the British have now won. For the 1988 Olympic Games , the brothers switched back to the four without a helmsman. In the preliminary and in the semifinals, the rowers from the Soviet Union were subject to the boat from the GDR, which also won the gold medal in the final. The Soviet four-man crossed the finish line five minutes after the winning boat after a rolling seat broke in the final.

In 1990 the Pimenovs won the silver medal in the two-man championship again without; they could beat the British two with Steven Redgrave and Matthew Pinsent , but were defeated by Thomas Jung and Uwe Kellner from the GDR. In 1992 they took part in the Olympic Games again, but only reached the C-final and took 15th place.

In 1994 Juri Pimenow received the Thomas Keller Medal from the FISA World Rowing Federation .

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  1. ↑ Volker Kluge: Olympic Summer Games. The Chronicle Part 4.Page 313, footnote 606
personal data
SURNAME Pimenov, Yuri Igorevich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Pimenov, Yuri (English); Пименов, Юрий Игоревич (Russian)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION soviet rower
DATE OF BIRTH March 29, 1958
PLACE OF BIRTH Moscow , Soviet Union
DATE OF DEATH 19th April 2019