Nikolay Igorevich Pimenov (russian: Николай Игорьевич Пименов; born 29 March 1958) is a retired Russian rower who mostly competed in the

coxless pair A coxless pair is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for two rowers, who propel the boat with sweep oars. The crew consists of a pair of rowers, each having one oar, one on the stroke side (rower's right ...

s, rowing with his twin brother Yuriy. 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. Pimenov is the head coach of the Russian junior team and an internationally recognized painter. In 1996 he became the fifth person to receive the

Thomas Keller Medal The Thomas Keller Medal is given by the World Rowing Federation (FISA) for an outstanding international career in the sport of rowing. It is the highest honor in rowing and is awarded to any athlete within five years of his/her retirement from the ...

, the highest honor in rowing. After winning the 1985 world title he had to be hospitalized due to exhaustion and missed the award ceremony.

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1958 births Living people Russian male rowers Soviet male rowers Olympic rowers of the Soviet Union Olympic rowers of the Unified Team Rowers at the 1980 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union Russian twins Olympic medalists in rowing Twin sportspeople World Rowing Championships medalists for the Soviet Union Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Thomas Keller Medal recipients {{Russia-rowing-bio-stub