Patrick Weaver

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Patrick Weaver
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NationalityAmerican
Born (1969-05-29) May 29, 1969 (age 55)
Frankfurt, Germany
Sport
Sport Cross-country skiing

Patrick Weaver (born May 29, 1969) is an American former cross-country skier. [1] [2] He competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics and the 2002 Winter Olympics. [3] [4] He later became a skiing coach. [5] [6]

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Biography

Weaver was born Frankfurt, Germany in 1969. [1] Growing up in Lenox, Massachusetts, Weaver began to ski when he was seven years old. [7] He worked at Home Depot, taking up a training opportunity scheme, where he was paid as a full-time employee, but was allowed to work part-time in order to train. [7] He studied at the University of New Hampshire for a business degree. [1] Weaver was later inducted into the Hall of Fame at the University. [1] He became the US national champion in cross-country skiing in 1998 and 1999. [1] [8]

Weaver competed in seven cross-country skiing events at the 1998 Winter Olympics and the 2002 Winter Olympics, [1] [4] with a best finish of 16th place in the men's 15 kilometre classical event at the 2002 Olympics. [9] [10]

In 2004, Weaver became a Nordic ski coach in Bend, Oregon, [1] and went on to become the Nordic coach at the University of Vermont in 2010. [4] In 2011, the Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association named Weaver as the coach of the year. [1] [4] In 2019, the New England Nordic Ski Association also named Weaver as the coach of the year. [11]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Ski coaches take on new roles at UVM and Dartmouth". Ski Maven. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  3. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Patrick Weaver Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Patrick Weaver". University of Vermont Athletics. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  5. ↑ "UVM's Patrick Weaver on the Waxing and Waning of Fluoro Use". Faster Skier. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Two UVM skiers win Rookie of the Year: First-year earns honor". VT Cynic. March 24, 2015. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  7. 1 2 "Cross-Country Skier Is in It for the Long Haul". UNH Magazine. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Coach shares his Olympic knowledge". The Vermont Cynic. February 10, 2015. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  9. ↑ "15 kilometres, Classical, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Interview with Patrick Weaver". Faster Skier. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  11. ↑ "UVM's Patrick Weaver – 2019 NENSA Coach of the Year". NENSA. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
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