#BenficaCanoeing Fernando Medal European Championships gold medal K1 5000 and Bronze medal for Fernando Pimenta, in the K 1 1000 and Messias Baptista silver in the 1K 200 #CanoagemBenfica Fernando Pimenta wins the goldmedal K1 5000 K1 1000 Bronze medal for Joao Ribeiro and Messias Baptista Pedro Casinha won the K1 200m gold medal PedroJoao Ribeiro and Messias Baptista have extended their contracts until 2029, Gustavo Goncalves signed with #Benfica

 

Fernando Pimenta 

Major results

Olympics

Year	K-1 1000	K-2 200	K-2 1000	K-4 1000
2012		DNS H
2016	5			6
2020		—N/a		—N/a
2024	6	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a

World championships

Year	K-1 500	K-1 1000	K-1 5000	K-2 500	K-2 1000	K-4 1000	XK-2 500	XK-4 500	K–1 4 × 200
2010					7		—N/a	—N/a	4 H
2011		8	7			2 FB	—N/a	—N/a
2014		1 FB					—N/a	—N/a
2015						5	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
2017							—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
2018							—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
2019	6 H						—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
2021						—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
2022			DNF			—N/a		—N/a	—N/a
2023						—N/a		—N/a	—N/a
2024		—N/a		—N/a		—N/a		DSQ	—N/a
2025	4		6			—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a

Orders

•  Grand Officer of the Order of Prince Henry^[14]
•  Commander of the Order of Merit^[15]

Messias Baptista silver medal in the K1 200

Major results

Olympic Games

Year	K-2 500	K-4 500
2020	—N/a	8
2024	6	—N/a

World championships

Year	K-1 200	K-2 500	K-4 500	XK-2 200	XK-2 500	XK-4 500
2018			9	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
2019			6	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
2021			2 FB		—N/a	—N/a
2022		5	7	—N/a		—N/a
2023			7 SF	—N/a		—N/a
2024		—N/a	—N/a	—N/a		DSQ

João Ribeiro and Messias Baptista won the 3rd place in the final of the World Cup in Szeged! 👏

🥇 Fernando Pimenta won the gold medal in the K1 5000 meters at the Szeged Canoeing World Cup! 🚣 ♂️

Canoeing | Fernando  Pimenta wins the gold medal in the World Cup! Our athlete won the K1 1000m in Szeged, Hungary, beating Hungarian Kopasz by just 8 hundredths. Pedro Casinha also climbed the top  in the K1 200m.

Canoeing: Pedro Casinha won, in K1 200m, the gold medal at the Speed World Cup! #CanoagemBenfica #BenficaOlímpico

Canoeing  João Ribeiro and Messias Baptista have extended their contracts with Sport Lisboa e Benfica until December 2029. The continuation of the duo represents the maintenance of a competitive project with clear ambitions for the Olympic cycle leading up to Los Angeles 2028.

Benfica officially announced on Saturday the signing of Gustavo Gonçalves, a 22-year-old canoeist who, in August of last year, became world champion in the K4 500 meters alongside João Ribeiro, Messias Baptista, and Pedro Casinha, who recently renewed their contracts with the Lisbon club.

"I am fortunate and privileged to be able to achieve this in my life. It started with family influences, I grew, I improved, and fortunately, step by step, also thanks to hard work, belief, and many people who helped me get here, I managed to reach the level I am at and I intend, as long as I can, to continue doing this in my life," Gustavo Gonçalves began by saying in statements on Benfica's official website, showing his pride: "It's a very special and significant step in my career."