Fernando Ismael Fernandes Pimenta GOIH ComM (Portuguese pronunciation: [fɨɾˈnɐ̃dw piˈmẽtɐ], born 13 August 1989) is a Portuguese sprint canoeist who has won multiple medals at the Olympic Games, World and European championships. At club level, he represents Benfica.

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Fernando Pimenta

Pimenta being awarded the K-1 1000 m gold medal at the 2016 European Championships
Personal information
Full name	Fernando Ismael Fernandes Pimenta
Nationality	Portuguese
Born	(1989-08-13) 13 August 1989 (age 33) Ponte de Lima, Portugal
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	81 kg (179 lb)
Website	fernandopimenta.com
Sport
Country	Portugal
Sport	Sprint kayak
Club	Benfica
Coached by	Hélio Lucas
Medal record Representing  Portugal Men's canoe sprint Olympic Games 2012 London K-2 1000 m 2020 Tokyo K-1 1000 m World Championships 2017 Račice K-1 5000 m 2018 Montemor-o-Velho K-1 1000 m 2018 Montemor-o-Velho K-1 5000 m 2021 Copenhagen K-1 1000 m 2010 Poznań K-2 500 m 2014 Moscow K-4 1000 m 2017 Račice K-1 1000 m 2021 Copenhagen K-1 5000 m 2022 Dartmouth K-1 1000 m 2022 Dartmouth K-2 Mix 500 m 2015 Milan K-1 1000 m 2019 Szeged K-1 1000 m 2019 Szeged K-1 5000 m 2022 Dartmouth K-1 500 m European Games 2015 Baku K-1 1000 m 2015 Baku K-1 5000 m 2019 Minsk K-1 1000 m 2019 Minsk K-1 5000 m European Championships 2011 Belgrade K-4 1000 m 2016 Moscow K-1 1000 m 2016 Moscow K-1 5000 m 2017 Plovdiv K-1 1000 m 2018 Belgrade K-1 1000 m 2022 Munich K-1 5000 m 2013 Montemor-o-Velho K-4 1000 m 2013 Montemor-o-Velho K-1 5000 m 2015 Račice K-4 1000 m 2017 Plovdiv K-1 5000 m 2018 Belgrade K-1 5000 m 2021 Poznań K-1 1000 m 2022 Munich K-1 1000 m 2010 Trasona K-2 500 m 2011 Belgrade K-1 1000 m 2014 Brandenburg K-1 5000 m 2014 Brandenburg K-4 1000 m 2015 Račice K-1 1000 m 2018 Belgrade K-1 500 m 2021 Poznań K-1 5000 m 2022 Munich K-1 500 m Universiade 2013 Kazan K-1 500 m 2013 Kazan K-1 1000 m Men's canoe marathon World Championships 2022 Ponte de Lima K-1 short race 2022 Ponte de Lima K-2 2012 Rome K-1

Career

Pimenta has competed since the late 2000s. His first major result came at the 2010 World Championships in Poznań, Poland, when he won the K-2 500 metres silver medal together with João Ribeiro. One year later, he contributed to the Portuguese K-4 1000 metres gold medal at the European Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, and claimed a bronze in the K-1 1000 metres.[1] Together with Emanuel Silva, he won the silver medal in the K-2 1000 metres event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, which was Portugal's only medal at these Games.[1]

In 2013, Pimenta won multiple medals in international events, namely two silvers (K-1 5000 metres and K-4 1000 metres) at the European Championships, held in Portugal's Montemor-o-Velho racing course,[2] and two golds (K-1 500 and 1000 metres) at the Summer Universiade in Kazan.[3] The following year, he secured his second world championship medal in Moscow, after a runner-up finish in the K-4 1000 metres event.[3] At the European Championships in Brandenburg, Germany, Pimenta finished again in the top-three places of the K-1 5000 and K-4 1000 metres, taking a bronze medal in both events.

Pimenta participated in the inaugural edition of the European Games, in Baku, Azerbaijan, where he became the first Portuguese sprint canoeist to win a medal in this competition, after finishing second in the K-1 1000 metres event; a day later, he added another silver medal in the K-1 5000 metres. At the World Championships in Milan, Pimenta won the K-1 1000 metres bronze medal – his third medal at this level – and secured his country's qualification for this event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[3]

In 2016, Pimenta won his first individual continental titles after taking the K-1 1000 and 5000 metres gold medals at the European Championships in Moscow.[4] At the Olympics, he missed the medal places, finishing 5th and 6th in the K-1 1000 metres and K-4 1000 metres finals, respectively.[5][6] The following year in July, he defended his European K-1 1000 metres title in Plovdiv,[7] but lost the K-1 5000 metres crown to his German rival Max Hoff.[8] However, the following month, Pimenta would beat Hoff in a sprint finish for the K-1 5000 metres gold medal at the World Championships in Račice, to win his first individual world title.[9] On 5 March 2018, he moved from Clube Náutico de Ponte de Lima to S.L. Benfica.[10]

At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Pimenta won his heat,[11] earning direct access to the semi-final which he also won with an Olympic Record.[12] During the 3 August 2021 final, Pimenta won the bronze medal with faster time than in the previous round.[13]

Orders

• Grand Officer of the Order of Prince Henry[14]
• Commander of the Order of Merit[15]

References

External links

• Official website (in Portuguese)
• Fernando Pimenta at the International Canoe Federation
• Fernando Pimenta at the International Olympic Committee
• Fernando Pimenta at Olympedia
• Fernando Pimenta at the Olympic Committee of Portugal
• Fernando Pimenta at the Portuguese Canoeing Federation

На других языках

[fr] Fernando Pimenta

[it] Fernando Pimenta

[ru] Пимента, Фернанду