Personal information | |
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Nationality | American |
Born | Frankfurt, Germany | May 29, 1969
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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]
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]