Eoin Rheinisch is an Irish

Irish people

The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...

 canoeist from Leixlip

Leixlip

-Politics:Since 1988 Leixlip has had a nine member Town Council , headed by a Cathaoirleach , which has control over many local matters, although it is limited in that it is not also a planning authority...

, County Kildare

County Kildare

County Kildare is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Mid-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Kildare. Kildare County Council is the local authority for the county...

. He also has a GAA

Gaelic Athletic Association

The Gaelic Athletic Association is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation focused primarily on promoting Gaelic games, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball and rounders...

 invollvement, having been appointed in 2009 to assist in physical preparations with the Westmeath senior football team

Westmeath GAA

The Westmeath County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Westmeath GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Westmeath...

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Olympics

Rheinisch competed at the 2004 Olympic

2004 Summer Olympics

The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...

 canoeing K-1 slalom final

Canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's slalom K-1

These are the results of the men's K-1 slalom competition in canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics. The K-1 event is raced by one-man kayaks through a whitewater course...

 where he finished 21st of 25 overall, exiting after the Preliminary Round.

He came 4th in the 2008 Olympics

2008 Summer Olympics

The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...

 canoeing K-1 slalom final. His performance in the Olympic Final was the best ever achievement by an Irish competitor in this event. Previously Ian Wiley

Ian Wiley

Ian Wiley is an Irish slalom canoer who competed from the early 1990s to the early 2000s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of fifth in the K-1 event at Atlanta in 1996.-References:*...

 was 5th in the same event at the Atlanta Olympics.

Family

Rheinisch's aunt is from Letterkenny

Letterkenny

Letterkenny , with a population of 17,568, is the largest town in County Donegal, part of the Province of Ulster in Ireland. The town is located on the River Swilly...

, County Donegal

County Donegal

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. Irish marathon champion Gary Crossan

Gary Crossan

Gary Crossan is a long-distance runner. He was born in Letterkenny, County Donegal, Ireland. He was educated at St. Eunan's College, Letterkenny and finished college running career at Florida Southern College. He is also a member of the Letterkenny Athletic Club...

is his cousin.
His younger brother Eamon Rheinisch is also up and coming in the same event.