What is Nikolay Pimenov?
'''Nikolay Igorevich Pimenov''' ({{Lang-ru|Николай Игорьевич Пименов}}; born 29 March 1958) is a [[retired]] [[Soviet]] and [[Russia]]n [[Rowing|rower]]. He mostly competed in the [[coxless pair]]s, rowing with his [[twin]] brother [[Yuriy Pimenov|Yuriy]]. The brothers won a [[Rowing at the 1980 Summer Olympics|silver medal]] at the [[1980 Summer Olympics]]. The Pimenovs also won three gold, three silver and one bronze medal at the [[World Rowing Championships]] between 1981 and 1990. They finished in 6th at the [[1988 Summer Olympics|1988 Olympics]] and 15th place at the [[1988 Summer Olympics|1988 Olympics]]. Because of the [[Soviet Union]]'s [[boycott]] of the [[1984 Summer Olympics|1984 Olympics]], the brothers went to the [[Friendship Games]] instead, where they won gold. Pimenov was born in [[Moscow]]. His brother, Yuriy, died on 19 April 2019, at the age of 61.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://rsport.ria.ru/20190419/1552852644.html|title=Юрий Пименов скончался на 62-м году жизни|work=Р-Спорт|date=19 April 2019|access-date=23 April 2019|lang=ru}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== * [https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pi/nikolay-pimenov-1.html Nikolay Pimenov] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110825074416/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pi/nikolay-pimenov-1.html |date=2011-08-25 }} at Sports-Reference.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Pimenov, Nikolay}} [[Category:1958 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Soviet rowers]] [[Category:Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Moscow]] [[Category:Twin people]] {{Sports-bio-stub}}