Fernando Pimenta

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

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Fernandes and the second or paternal family name is Pimenta.
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Fernando Pimenta
Pimenta being awarded the K-1 1000 m gold medal at the 2016 European Championships
Personal information
Full nameFernando Ismael Fernandes Pimenta
NationalityPortuguese
Born (1989-08-13) 13 August 1989
Ponte de Lima, Portugal
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb)
Websitefernandopimenta.com
Sport
CountryPortugal
SportSprint kayak
Event(s)K-1 1000 m, K-1 5000 m, K-2 1000 m, K-4 1000 m
ClubS.L. Benfica

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]

Orders

References
  1. "Emanuel Silva e Fernando Pimenta de prata". SAPO Desporto (in Portuguese). SAPO. 8 August 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  2. Henriques, Sara (16 June 2013). "Medalha de prata para Fernando Pimenta nos Europeus de canoagem". RTP Notícias (in Portuguese). RTP. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  3. "Fernando Pimeta" (in Portuguese). Olympic Committee of Portugal. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  4. "Fernando Pimenta campeão da Europa de K1 1000 e 5000 metros" (in Portuguese). Portuguese Canoe Federation. 26 June 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  5. "Rio 2016: Fernando Pimenta apenas quinto na final de K1 1000". Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 16 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  6. "Portugal em sexto na prova de K4 1000". Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 20 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  7. "Fernando Pimenta revalida título europeu em K1 1.000 metros". Record (in Portuguese). 15 July 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  8. "Fernando Pimenta conquista prata no K1 5000 dos Europeus". Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 16 July 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  9. "Fernando Pimenta sagra-se campeão do mundo em K1 5000 metros nos mundiais de canoagem". Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 27 August 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  10. Fernando Pimenta assina pelo Benfica S.L. Benfica (in Portuguese)
  11. "Presidente da República agraciou atletas olímpicos e paralímpicos" (in Portuguese). Olympic Committee of Portugal. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  12. Atletas condecorados com Ordem do Mérito (in Portuguese)
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