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Adam van Koeverden
Adam paddling in a kayak
Personal information
Full nameAdam Joseph van Koeverden
NationalityCanadian
Born (1982-01-29) January 29, 1982 (age 42)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight190 lb (86 kg)
Sport
SportKayaking
Event(s)K-1 1000m, K-1 500m
ClubBurloak Canoe Club
Medal record
Men's canoeing
Representing Canada Canada
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens K-1 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing K-1 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2012 London K-1 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens K-1 1000 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Duisburg K-1 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2011 Szeged K-1 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2003 Gainesville K-1 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2005 Zagreb K-1 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2007 Duisburg K-1 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Zagreb K-1 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Dartmouth K-1 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Poznań K-1 500 m
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Toronto K-1 1000 m

Adam Joseph van Koeverden (born January 29, 1982) is a Canadian sprint kayaker. He was born in Toronto, Ontario to a Dutch father and a Hungarian mother.[1] He is an Olympic gold medallist in the K-1 500m category (2004) and a two-time world champion in K-1 500 (2007) and K-1 1000 (2011), winning four Olympic and eight world championship medals. His home club is the Burloak Canoe Club in Oakville, Ontario, Canada.

Sporting career

He won a bronze medal in the K-1 1000 m at the 1999 world junior championships in Zagreb, Croatia, and then became world junior marathon champion in 2000. His first success as a senior came with a silver medal at the 2003 world championships in Gainesville, Georgia in the men's K-1 1000 m event. At the 2004 Summer Olympics van Koeverden won two medals, including a gold in the K-1 500 m and a bronze in the K-1 1000 m. He was Canada's flag bearer at the closing ceremonies and was later awarded the Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada's top athlete of 2004.

In 2005, van Koeverden won two medals at the 2005 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Zagreb, Croatia: a silver in the K-1 1000 m and a bronze in the K-1 500 m. At the 2006 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged, Hungary, van Koeverden finished fourth in both the K-1 500 m and 1000 m finals. At the 2006 Canadian Sprint Canoe Championships in Regina, Saskatchewan, he won five gold medals (K-1 1000 m, K-2 1000 m, K-4 1000 m, K-4 200 m, and War Canoe), and two silver medals (K-1 200 m and K-2 200 m).

Van Koeverden had great success on the World Cup circuit in 2007, going undefeated over both 500 m and 1000 m in three competitions.[2] At the 2007 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg, Germany, van Koeverden won the gold medal in the K-1 500 m and the silver medal in the K-1 1000 m.

Van Koeverden beat his own world record in the K-1 500 m at the 2008 Beijing Olympics with a time of 1:35.554.[3] He finished 8th place in the 1000m race, and finished with a silver medal in the K-1 500 m race. Originally, he had been listed as bronze medalist, until the scoreboard was corrected to indicate he had finished second. van Koeverden had led most of the way from the start, but was overtaken by the Australian winner Ken Wallace at the finish line, with British bronze medallist Tim Brabants ending in a photo finish with him.

In the leadup to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, van Koeverden was named flag bearer for the Canadian Olympic team at the opening ceremony, making him one of the few athletes to carry Canada's flag twice at the Olympics.[4]

At the 2009 world championships in Dartmouth, he won a bronze medal in the K-1 1000 m event. The following year, he won another bronze, only this time it was in the K-1 500 m event. Continuing to build on these achievements at the world's, van Koeverden went to the 2011 world championships competing in the K-1 1000 m, where he finally won gold.[5]

At the 2012 London Olympics he won the silver medal in the same event, while Norway's Eirik Verås Larsen won gold.[6]

Adam van Koeverden Street

To celebrate the success of the hometown hero, on October 17, 2008, Oakville Mayor Rob Burton and local councillors hosted a meet and greet session. A ceremonial street name unveiling to honor van Koeverden preceded the event. Adam van Koeverden Street, which is currently known as Water Street, is located near his Oakville harbour home club, the Burloak Canoe Club.[7]

Education

Van Koeverden attended St. John Catholic Elementary School in Oakville, Ontario, graduating in 1996. He then proceeded to go to St. Ignatius of Loyola Catholic Secondary School also located in Oakville. He plays guitar.

Van Koeverden is a graduate of McMaster University. He graduated in June 2007 as valedictorian of his class.[8]

Political career

On October 4, 2018, Van Koeverden annouced he will be seeking the nomination of the Liberal Party of Canada in the riding of Milton to be a candidate in the 43rd Canadian federal election. [9] [10]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Van Koeverden living the Canadian Dream". National Post. 2008-07-08. Retrieved 2009-08-09.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Van Koeverden extends kayak streak". CBC Sports. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2007-06-02. Retrieved 2008-06-30.
  3. ^ "Van Koeverden advances to semis in record time". Archived from the original on 2008-08-22. Retrieved 2008-08-21. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "Van Koeverden named Canada's flag-bearer". CBC Olympics. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2008-07-23. Archived from the original on 19 August 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-23. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "Van Koeverden strikes gold at kayak worlds". CBC Sports. August 19, 2011. Archived from the original on March 2, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2012. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "Adam van Koeverden wins silver medal in kayaking 0". Retrieved 2012-08-08.
  7. ^ Kuiperij, Jon (2008-10-22). "Olympian at Home on Water Street". Oakville Beaver. Retrieved 2009-07-23.[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ Bubak, Susan (2007-06-04). "Olympic athlete to give valedictory address". McMaster Daily News. McMaster University. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2008-07-02. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/adam-van-koeverden-raitt-election-1.4850107
  10. ^ https://twitter.com/vankayak/status/1047811276670418944
Sporting positions
Preceded by Olympic  Gold
Men's K-1 500m flatwater
Kayaking
2004 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Olympic  Bronze
Men's K-1 1000m flatwater
Kayaking
2004 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Olympic  Silver
Men's K-1 500m flatwater
Kayaking
2008 		Succeeded by
Event discontinued
Records
Preceded by
 K-1 500m Men
World Record
1:36.2 		Succeeded by
Adam van Koeverden
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Adam van Koeverden
 K-1 500m Men
World Record
1:35.630 		Succeeded by
Adam van Koeverden
Preceded by
Adam van Koeverden
 K-1 500m Men
World Record
1:35.554 		Succeeded by
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