Fernando Pimenta

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Fernandes and the second or paternal family name is Pimenta.
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 (age 35)
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 place 2012 London K-2 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo K-1 1000 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Račice K-1 5000 m
Gold medal – first place 2018 Montemor-o-Velho K-1 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2018 Montemor-o-Velho K-1 5000 m
Gold medal – first place 2021 Copenhagen K-1 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2023 Duisburg K-1 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2010 Poznań K-2 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2014 Moscow K-4 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2017 Račice K-1 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2021 Copenhagen K-1 5000 m
Silver medal – second place 2022 Dartmouth K-1 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2022 Dartmouth K-2 Mix 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2023 Duisburg K-1 5000 m
Silver medal – second place 2024 Samarkand K-1 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2024 Samarkand K-1 5000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Milan K-1 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Szeged K-1 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Szeged K-1 5000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Dartmouth K-1 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Duisburg K-1 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Samarkand K-4 Mix 500 m
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2015 Baku K-1 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2015 Baku K-1 5000 m
Silver medal – second place 2019 Minsk K-1 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2019 Minsk K-1 5000 m
Silver medal – second place 2023 Kraków-Małopolska K-1 500 m
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Belgrade K-4 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2016 Moscow K-1 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2016 Moscow K-1 5000 m
Gold medal – first place 2017 Plovdiv K-1 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2018 Belgrade K-1 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2022 Munich K-1 5000 m
Gold medal – first place 2024 Szeged K-1 5000 m
Silver medal – second place 2013 Montemor-o-Velho K-4 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2013 Montemor-o-Velho K-1 5000 m
Silver medal – second place 2015 Račice K-4 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2017 Plovdiv K-1 5000 m
Silver medal – second place 2018 Belgrade K-1 5000 m
Silver medal – second place 2021 Poznań K-1 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2022 Munich K-1 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2024 Szeged K-1 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Trasona K-2 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Belgrade K-1 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Brandenburg K-1 5000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Brandenburg K-4 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Račice K-1 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Belgrade K-1 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Poznań K-1 5000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Munich K-1 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Szeged K-1 1000 m
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Taragona K-1 500 m
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kazan K-1 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kazan K-1 1000 m
Men's canoe marathon
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Ponte de Lima K-1 short race
Gold medal – first place 2022 Ponte de Lima K-2
Gold medal – first place 2023 Vejen K-1 short race
Gold medal – first place 2023 Vejen K-2
Gold medal – first place 2024 Metković K-2
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Rome K-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

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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]

Major results

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Olympics

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Year K-1 1000 K-2 200 K-2 1000 K-4 1000
2012 DNS H 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2016 5 6
2020 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) — —
2024 6 — — —

World championships

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Year 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
2010 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 — — 4 H
2011 8 7 2 FB — —
2014 1 FB 2nd place, silver medalist(s) — —
2015 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 — — —
2017 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) — — —
2018 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) — — —
2019 6 H 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) — — —
2021 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) — — — —
2022 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) DNF — 2nd place, silver medalist(s) — —
2023 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) — — —
2024 2nd place, silver medalist(s) — 2nd place, silver medalist(s) — — 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) —

Orders

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References

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  1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c "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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