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Adam van Koeverden, born January 29, 1982 in Oakville, Ontario, is a Canadian flatwater kayak racer and reigning Olympic champion in K-1 500 m.
Van Koeverden 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
Adam van Koeverden, born January 29, 1982 in Oakville, Ontario, is a Canadian flatwater kayak racer and reigning Olympic champion in K-1 500 m.
Van Koeverden 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 Flatwater Racing World Championships: a silver in the K-1 1000 m and a bronze in the K-1 500 m. At the 2006 Flatwater Racing World Championships in Hungary, Van Koeverden failed to win a medal, finishing fourth in both the K-1 500 m and 1000 m finals.
At the 2006 Canadian Sprint Canoe Championships in Regina, Saskatchewan, Van Koeverden 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).
Aside from kayaking, his other hobbies include cliff jumping and mountain biking.
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