
Vyacheslav Igorevich Pimenov (Russian: Вячеслав Игоревич Пименов; born 1 March 1991 in
Moscow
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) is a Russian professional
triathlete
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, 2010 Junior
Champion
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and permanent member of the Russian National Team.
In 2010, Vyacheslav Pimenov took part in the
French Club Championship Series ''Lyonnaise des Eaux'', representing the club ''St. Jean de Monts Vendee Tri Athletisme.'' At the first triathlon of this
French
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circuit, i.e. at the ''
Triathlon de Dunkerque'' on 23 May 2010, Vyacheslav Pimenov placed 39th and still was the third best triathlete of his club (Ivan Tutukin, Russia: 24th, Alfred Torok,
Hungary
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: 32nd), thus being among the three ''triathlètes classants l'equipe.'' Incidentally, ''St. Jean de Monts Vendee,'' like many French D1 clubs, depends almost exclusively on foreign elite stars.
At the ''Triathlon de
Paris
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'' (18 July 2010) Pimenov placed 30th (best of his club), at Tourangeaux (29 August 2010) 45th (3rd of his club), and at the Grand Final in La Baule (18 September 2010) he placed 56th (last of his club).
ITU Competitions
In the three years from 2008 to 2010, Pimenov took part in 8
ITU
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competition
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s and achieved 6 top ten positions. In 2011 he changed to the ''Elite'' category.
The following list is based upon the official ITU rankings and the ''
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Unless indicated otherwise, the following competitions are triathlons (Olympic Distance) and refer to the ''Elite'' category.
Notes
External links
Russian Triathlon Federationin Russian
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Russian male triathletes
1991 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Moscow
21st-century Russian sportsmen