Fernando Ismael Fernandes Pimenta GOIH ComM (Portuguese pronunciation: [fɨɾˈnɐ̃du 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.
![]() Pimenta being awarded the K-1 1000 m gold medal at the 2016 European Championships | |
Personal information | |
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Full name | Fernando Ismael Fernandes Pimenta |
Nationality | Portuguese |
Born | Ponte de Lima, Portugal | 13 August 1989
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) |
Website | fernandopimenta |
Sport | |
Country | Portugal |
Sport | Sprint kayak |
Club | Benfica |
Coached by | Hélio Lucas |
Medal record |
Career
editPimenta 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]
Major results
editOlympics
editYear | K-1 1000 | K-2 200 | K-2 1000 | K-4 1000 |
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2012 | DNS H | |||
2016 | 5 | 6 | ||
2020 | — | — | ||
2024 | 6 | — | — | — |
World championships
editYear | K-1 500 | K-1 1000 | K-1 5000 | K-2 500 | K-2 1000 | K-4 1000 | XK-2 500 | XK-4 500 | K–1 4 × 200 |
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2010 | 7 | — | — | 4 H | |||||
2011 | 8 | 7 | 2 FB | — | — | ||||
2014 | 1 FB | — | — | ||||||
2015 | 5 | — | — | — | |||||
2017 | — | — | — | ||||||
2018 | — | — | — | ||||||
2019 | 6 H | — | — | — | |||||
2021 | — | — | — | — | |||||
2022 | DNF | — | — | — | |||||
2023 | — | — | — | ||||||
2024 | — | — | — | — |
Orders
edit- Grand Officer of the Order of Prince Henry[14]
- Commander of the Order of Merit[15]
References
edit- ^ a b "Emanuel Silva e Fernando Pimenta de prata". SAPO Desporto (in Portuguese). SAPO. 8 August 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ^ Henriques, Sara (16 June 2013). "Medalha de prata para Fernando Pimenta nos Europeus de canoagem". RTP Notícias (in Portuguese). RTP. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ^ a b c "Fernando Pimeta" (in Portuguese). Olympic Committee of Portugal. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ^ "Fernando Pimenta campeão da Europa de K1 1000 e 5000 metros" (in Portuguese). Portuguese Canoe Federation. 26 June 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ^ "Rio 2016: Fernando Pimenta apenas quinto na final de K1 1000". Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 16 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ "Portugal em sexto na prova de K4 1000". Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 20 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ "Fernando Pimenta revalida título europeu em K1 1.000 metros". Record (in Portuguese). 15 July 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ "Fernando Pimenta conquista prata no K1 5000 dos Europeus". Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 16 July 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Fernando Pimenta assina pelo Benfica S.L. Benfica (in Portuguese)
- ^ "Canoe Sprint – Heat 3 Results". 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
- ^ "Canoe Sprint – Semi-final 2 Results". 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
- ^ "Canoe Sprint – Final A Results". 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Presidente da República agraciou atletas olímpicos e paralímpicos" (in Portuguese). Olympic Committee of Portugal. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ^ Atletas condecorados com Ordem do Mérito Archived 4 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)
External links
edit- Official website (in Portuguese)
- Fernando Pimenta at the International Canoe Federation
- Fernando Pimenta at Olympics.com
- Fernando Pimenta at Olympedia
- Fernando Pimenta at the Olympic Committee of Portugal
- Fernando Pimenta at the Portuguese Canoeing Federation