Fernando Pimenta
GOIH ComM
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
ClubBenfica
Coached byHélio Lucas
Medal record
Representing  Portugal
Men's canoe sprint
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2012 LondonK-2 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoK-1 1000 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 RačiceK-1 5000 m
Gold medal – first place2018 Montemor-o-VelhoK-1 1000 m
Gold medal – first place2018 Montemor-o-VelhoK-1 5000 m
Gold medal – first place2021 CopenhagenK-1 1000 m
Gold medal – first place2023 DuisburgK-1 1000 m
Silver medal – second place2010 PoznańK-2 500 m
Silver medal – second place2014 MoscowK-4 1000 m
Silver medal – second place2017 RačiceK-1 1000 m
Silver medal – second place2021 CopenhagenK-1 5000 m
Silver medal – second place2022 DartmouthK-1 1000 m
Silver medal – second place2022 DartmouthK-2 Mix 500 m
Silver medal – second place2023 DuisburgK-1 5000 m
Bronze medal – third place2015 MilanK-1 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place2019 SzegedK-1 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place2019 SzegedK-1 5000 m
Bronze medal – third place2022 DartmouthK-1 500 m
Bronze medal – third place2023 DuisburgK-1 500 m
European Games
Silver medal – second place2015 BakuK-1 1000 m
Silver medal – second place2015 BakuK-1 5000 m
Silver medal – second place2019 MinskK-1 1000 m
Silver medal – second place2019 MinskK-1 5000 m
Silver medal – second place2023 Kraków-MałopolskaK-1 500 m
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2011 BelgradeK-4 1000 m
Gold medal – first place2016 MoscowK-1 1000 m
Gold medal – first place2016 MoscowK-1 5000 m
Gold medal – first place2017 PlovdivK-1 1000 m
Gold medal – first place2018 BelgradeK-1 1000 m
Gold medal – first place2022 MunichK-1 5000 m
Silver medal – second place2013 Montemor-o-VelhoK-4 1000 m
Silver medal – second place2013 Montemor-o-VelhoK-1 5000 m
Silver medal – second place2015 RačiceK-4 1000 m
Silver medal – second place2017 PlovdivK-1 5000 m
Silver medal – second place2018 BelgradeK-1 5000 m
Silver medal – second place2021 PoznańK-1 1000 m
Silver medal – second place2022 MunichK-1 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place2010 TrasonaK-2 500 m
Bronze medal – third place2011 BelgradeK-1 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place2014 BrandenburgK-1 5000 m
Bronze medal – third place2014 BrandenburgK-4 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place2015 RačiceK-1 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place2018 BelgradeK-1 500 m
Bronze medal – third place2021 PoznańK-1 5000 m
Bronze medal – third place2022 MunichK-1 500 m
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place2018 TaragonaK-1 500 m
Universiade
Gold medal – first place2013 KazanK-1 500 m
Gold medal – first place2013 KazanK-1 1000 m
Men's canoe marathon
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 Ponte de LimaK-1 short race
Gold medal – first place2022 Ponte de LimaK-2
Gold medal – first place2023 VejenK-1 short race
Gold medal – first place2023 VejenK-2
Bronze medal – third place2012 RomeK-1

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.

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

References

  1. 1 2 "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. 1 2 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. ↑ "Canoe Sprint – Heat 3 Results". 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
  12. ↑ "Canoe Sprint – Semi-final 2 Results". 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
  13. ↑ "Canoe Sprint – Final A Results". 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  14. ↑ "Presidente da República agraciou atletas olímpicos e paralímpicos" (in Portuguese). Olympic Committee of Portugal. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  15. ↑ Atletas condecorados com Ordem do Mérito Archived 4 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)
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