Nikolai Igorevich Pimenov

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Nikolai Igorewitsch Pimenow ( Russian: Николай Игоревич Пименов , scientific transliteration Nikolaj Igorevič Pimenov ; born March 29, 1958 in Moscow ) is a former rower who took up positions in the Soviet Union.

Together with his twin brother Juri Pimenow , Nikolai 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 a double 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. Nikolai Pimenow was so exhausted that he missed the award ceremony because he was still receiving medical treatment. In 1986 the two were able to defend the title, in 1987 they received the bronze medal. 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 again in the Olympic Games , but only reached the C-final and took 15th place. Nikolai Pimenow won his last big race in 1995 as a member of the Russian eight when it won on the Rotsee in Lucerne.

In 1996 Nikolai Pimenow received the Thomas Keller Medal from the FISA World Rowing Federation . In addition to his rowing career, Nikolai Pimenow painted, in 1992 he was awarded the Olympic Culture Prize.

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  1. ↑ Volker Kluge: Olympic Summer Games. The Chronicle Part 4.Page 313, footnote 606
personal data
SURNAME Pimenov, Nikolai Igorevich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Pimenov, Nikolay; Пименов, Николай Игоревич
BRIEF DESCRIPTION soviet rower
DATE OF BIRTH March 29, 1958
PLACE OF BIRTH Moscow