Olympic record
Rheinisch competed at the Summer Olympic Games in 2004 Summer Olympics, 2004, 2008 Summer Olympics, 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics, 2012. He competed in the 2004 Olympic Canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's slalom K-1, K1 event where he finished 21st of 25 overall, exiting the competition after the heats. He came fourth in the 2008 Olympics Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's slalom K-1, K1 event. His performance in the Olympic Final was the best ever achievement by an Irish competitor in this event. Previously Ian Wiley finished fifth in the same event at the 1996 Summer Olympics, Atlanta Olympics. Rheinisch competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London and qualified for the semifinals of the Canoeing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's slalom K-1, K1 event, but failed to make it to the finals after incurring a 50-second penalty for missing an upstream gate. He finished in 14th place.World Cup individual podiums
Family
Irish marathon champion Gary Crossan is his cousin.Involvement in Gaelic games
During his short spell as senior Westmeath county football team manager, Brendan Hackett appointed Rheinisch as a member of his backroom team in 2009 to assist with "physical preparations".References
1980 births Living people Canoeists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Irish male canoeists Irish people of German descent Olympic canoeists for Ireland People from Leixlip Sportspeople from County Kildare Westmeath county football team {{Westmeath-gaelic-football-bio-stub