Yuriy Igorevich Pimenov (russian: Юрий Игорьевич Пименов; 29 March 1958 – 19 April 2019)
was a 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 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. They went to the

Friendship Games The Friendship Games, or Friendship-84 (russian: Дружба-84, ''Druzhba-84''), was an international multi-sport event A multi-sport event is an organized sporting event, often held over multiple days, featuring competition in many differ ...

instead, dubbed the alternative Olympics, where they won gold. Pimenov was an international rowing referee and the chief referee of the Russian Rowing Federation. In 1994 he became the third 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.

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1958 births 2019 deaths 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