Yuriy Pimenov

Yuriy Igorevich Pimenov (Russian: Юрий Игорьевич Пименов; 29 March 1958 – 19 April 2019)[1] was a Russian rower who mostly competed in the coxless pairs, rowing with his twin brother Nikolay. 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.[2][3][4] They went to the Friendship Games instead, dubbed the alternative Olympics, where they won gold.

Yuriy Pimenov

Personal information
Full name	Yuriy Igorevich Pimenov
Born	29 March 1958 (1958-03-29) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died	19 April 2019 (aged 61)
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	94 kg (207 lb)
Relatives	Nikolay Pimenov (twin brother)
Sport
Sport	Rowing
Club	Dynamo Moscow
Medal record Men's rowing Representing the  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1980 Moscow Coxless pair Friendship Games 1984 Moscow Coxless pair World Rowing Championships 1981 Munich Coxless pair 1985 Hazewinkel Coxless pair 1986 Nottingham Coxless pair 1979 Bled Coxless pair 1983 Duisburg Coxless four 1990 Tasmania Coxless pair 1987 Copenhagen Coxless pair

Pimenov was an international rowing referee[3] and the chief referee of the Russian Rowing Federation.[5] In 1994 he became the third person to receive the Thomas Keller Medal, the highest honor in rowing.[6]