Patrick Weaver
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Born | May 29, 1969 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]
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]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Patrick Weaver". Olympedia. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
- ^ "Ski coaches take on new roles at UVM and Dartmouth". Ski Maven. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d "Patrick Weaver". University of Vermont Athletics. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
- ^ "UVM's Patrick Weaver on the Waxing and Waning of Fluoro Use". Faster Skier. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
- ^ "Two UVM skiers win Rookie of the Year: First-year earns honor". VT Cynic. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
- ^ a b "Cross-Country Skier Is in It for the Long Haul". UNH Magazine. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
- ^ "Coach shares his Olympic knowledge". The Vermont Cynic. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
- ^ "15 kilometres, Classical, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
- ^ "Interview with Patrick Weaver". Faster Skier. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
- ^ "UVM's Patrick Weaver – 2019 NENSA Coach of the Year". NENSA. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
External links
- Patrick Weaver at FIS (cross-country)
- Patrick Weaver at Olympedia
