Timir Pinegin
{{short description|Soviet sailor}}
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Timir Alekseevich Pinegin ({{langx|ru|Тимир Алексеевич Пинегин}}; 12 June 1927 – 31 January 2013) was a Russian sailor who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1956 Summer Olympics, in the 1960 Summer Olympics, in the 1964 Summer Olympics, in the 1968 Summer Olympics, and in the 1972 Summer Olympics.{{cite news |url=http://www.interfax.ru/news.asp?id=288018 |script-title=ru:Скончался олимпийский чемпион по парусному спорту Тимир Пинегин |date=31 January 2013 |publisher=Interfax |language=Russian |accessdate=31 January 2013}}{{Cite sports-reference |title=Timir Pinegin |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pi/timir-pinegin-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418090407/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pi/timir-pinegin-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |access-date=31 January 2013}}
Pinegin was born in Moscow. In 1956 he finished eighth as helmsman of the Soviet boat Tulilind (lit. Firebird in Estonian) in the Star class competition.
Four years later he won the gold medal as helmsman of the Soviet boat Tornado in the Star class event.
In 1964 he finished fifth in the Star class competition, 1968 he finished 16th in the Star class event. At all four Olympics from 1956 to 1968 he competed with his partner Fyodor Shutkov.
In 1972 he competed in the Soling class competition and finished seventh.
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External links
- {{World Sailing|id=URSTP1|www=timir-pinegin}}
- {{Olympics.com|timir-pinegin}}
- {{Olympedia}}
- {{databaseOlympics|PINEGTIM01|archive=20160505080514}}
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Category:Soviet male sailors (sport)
Category:Olympic sailors for the Soviet Union
Category:Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union
Category:Olympic medalists in sailing
Category:Sailors at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Star
Category:Sailors at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Star
Category:Sailors at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Star
Category:Sailors at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Star
Category:Sailors at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Soling
Category:Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics
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