Nikolay Pimenov
Personal information
Full nameNikolay Igorevich Pimenov
Born29 March 1958 (1958-03-29) (age 65)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
RelativesYuriy Pimenov (twin brother)
Sport
SportRowing
ClubDynamo St. Petersburg
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1980 MoscowCoxless pair
Friendship Games
Gold medal – first place 1984 Moscow Coxless pair
World Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place1981 MunichCoxless pair
Gold medal – first place1985 HazewinkelCoxless pair
Gold medal – first place1986 NottinghamCoxless pair
Silver medal – second place1979 BledCoxless pair
Silver medal – second place1983 DuisburgCoxless four
Silver medal – second place1990 TasmaniaCoxless pair
Bronze medal – third place1987 CopenhagenCoxless pair

Nikolay Igorevich Pimenov (Russian: Николай Игорьевич Пименов; born 29 March 1958) is a retired Russian rower who mostly competed in the coxless pairs, rowing with his twin brother Yuriy. Between 1978 and 1993 the brothers won a silver medal at the 1980 Olympics, as well as three gold, three silver and one bronze medal at the world championships. They finished in 6th and 15th place at the 1988 and 1992 Games, respectively, missing the 1984 Olympics due to their boycott by the Soviet Union.[1][2][3]

Pimenov is the head coach of the Russian junior team[2][4] and an internationally recognized painter.[5] In 1996 he became the fifth person to receive the Thomas Keller Medal, the highest honor in rowing.[6] After winning the 1985 world title he had to be hospitalized due to exhaustion and missed the award ceremony.[5]

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