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'''Richard Alfred Weiss''' (September 18, 1963 – June 25, 1997), known as '''Rich Weiss''', was a [[West Germany|West German]]-born, [[United States|American]] [[whitewater slalom|slalom kayaker]] who competed from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s. He won a silver medal in the K1 event at the [[1993 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships]] in [[Mezzana, Trentino|Mezzana]].

Weiss also competed in two [[Summer Olympics]], earning his best finish of sixth in the [[Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's slalom K-1|K1 event]] in [[Atlanta]] in [[1996 Summer Olympics|1996]]. His finish in the [[1992 Summer Olympics|1992 Olympics]] in [[Barcelona]] was mired in controversy when the television replay showed a judge's error cost him a bronze medal.<ref name="waves" />

Weiss was born in [[Munich]], and earned a B.S. in Geological Engineering from the [[Colorado School of Mines]], an M.S. in Hydrogeology from [[Penn State University]], and a Ph.D. in Geological Sciences at the [[University of British Columbia]]. He founded and owned an environmental consulting company, Weisswater Associates.<ref name="waves">John F. Russell, Steamboat Today, [http://www.steamboattoday.com/news/2008/jul/27/weiss_made_waves/ ''Weiss made waves''], July 27, 2008. Retrieved June 23, 2015.</ref>

He drowned in a [[kayaking]] accident on the [[White Salmon River]] in [[Washington state]] in 1997. Preparing for a race with a friend, he unsuccessfully attempted to run Big Brother, a Class-V rapid with a 30-foot waterfall.<ref>[[American Whitewater]] Accident Database, [http://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/Accident/detail/accidentid/441/ Accident 441], retrieved June 23, 2015.</ref> His wife, Rosi, gave birth soon afterwards to a boy whom she named "River".<ref>John Trujillo, ''[http://sprinterlife.com/2013/07/the-risks-we-take.html The Risks We Take] ((Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150710181057/http://sprinterlife.com/2013/07/the-risks-we-take.html |date=2015-07-10 ))'', July 7, 2013. Retrieved June 23, 2015.</ref> The accidental death of a world-class paddler was the subject of much reflection and soul-searching in the whitewater community.<ref>Angus Phillips, [[The Washington Post]], [https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1997/07/15/questions-remain-over-death-of-expert-paddler/6a4343cf-da7d-4c24-ad6d-020894e27c25/ ''QUESTIONS REMAIN OVER DEATH OF EXPERT PADDLER''], July 15, 1997. Retrieved June 23, 2015.</ref> The town of [[Steamboat Springs, Colorado]] dedicated a park, with a statue, in his honor.<ref>Jon Libid, Steamboat Today, [http://www.steamboattoday.com/news/2001/jun/10/forever_immortalized/ Forever immortalized], June 10, 2001. Retrieved June 23, 2015.</ref>

[[File:Richieweiss.jpg|thumb|Bronze Statue of Richard Weiss by Tyler Mark Richardella]]

==World Cup individual podiums==

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|rowspan=2| '''[[1991 Canoe Slalom World Cup|1991]]''' || align=right| 25 Aug 1991 ||align=left| [[Minden Wild Water Preserve|Minden]] || bgcolor=gold|1st || K1
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| align=right| 1 Sep 1991 ||align=left| [[Wausau, Wisconsin|Wausau]] || bgcolor=silver|2nd || K1
|}

==See also==
[[List of Pennsylvania State University Olympians]]

==References==
((Reflist))
*((Webarchive |url=https://www.webcitation.org/5l9vPO85Y?url=http://www.canoeicf.com/site/canoeint/if/downloads/result/Pages%2042-83%20from%20Medal%20Winners%20ICF%20updated%202007.pdf?MenuID=Results%2F1107%2F0%2CMedal%5Fwinners%5Fsince%5F1936%2F1510%2F0 |date=November 9, 2009 |title=ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007))
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418033620/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/we/rich-weiss-1.html Sports-reference.com profile]

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