Eoin Rheinisch (born 21 February 1980 in

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) is an Irish slalom canoeist and three-time Olympic competitor. He competed at the international level from 1996 to 2013. He is from

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Olympic record

Rheinisch competed at the

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. He competed in the 2004 Olympic K1 event where he finished 21st of 25 overall, exiting the competition after the heats. He came fourth in the 2008 Olympics K1 event. His performance in the Olympic Final was the best ever achievement by an Irish competitor in this event. Previously Ian Wiley finished fifth in the same event at the

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. Rheinisch competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in

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and qualified for the semifinals of the K1 event, but failed to make it to the finals after incurring a 50-second penalty for missing an upstream gate. He finished in 14th place.

World Cup individual podiums

Family

Irish marathon champion Gary Crossan is his cousin.

Involvement in Gaelic games

During his short spell as senior

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manager,

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appointed Rheinisch as a member of his backroom team in 2009 to assist with "physical preparations".

References

1980 births Living people Canoeists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Irish male canoeists Irish people of German descent Olympic canoeists for Ireland People from Leixlip Sportspeople from County Kildare Westmeath county football team non-playing personnel 21st-century Irish sportsmen {{Westmeath-gaelic-football-bio-stub