Adam van Koeverden
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Full name | Adam Joseph van Koeverden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Canadian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | January 29, 1982|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Toronto | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 190 lb (86 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Kayaking | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | K-1 1000m, K-1 500m | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Burloak Canoe Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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Sporting career[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
On October 4, 2018, Van Koeverden announced 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[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Van Koeverden living the Canadian Dream". National Post. 2008-07-08. Retrieved 2009-08-09.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Van Koeverden extends kayak streak". CBC Sports. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2007-06-02. Retrieved 2008-06-30.
- ^ "Van Koeverden advances to semis in record time". Archived from the original on 2008-08-22. Retrieved 2008-08-21.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Van Koeverden strikes gold at kayak worlds". CBC Sports. August 19, 2011. Archived from the original on March 2, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
- ^ "Adam van Koeverden wins silver medal in kayaking 0". Retrieved 2012-08-08.
- ^ Kuiperij, Jon (2008-10-22). "Olympian at Home on Water Street". Oakville Beaver. Retrieved 2009-07-23.[permanent dead link]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Oct 04, The Canadian Press · Posted:; October 4, 2018 9:27 AM ET | Last Updated:. "Olympic kayaker Adam van Koeverden enters politics looking to unseat Lisa Raitt in 2019 federal election | CBC News". CBC. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
- ^ https://twitter.com/vankayak/status/1047811276670418944
External links[edit]
- Adam van Koeverden on Real Champions
- Canoe09.ca profile
- CanoeKayak Canada profile
- "ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on January 5, 2010. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
- "ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2009-11-09. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
- Official website of Adam van Koeverden
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Adam van Koeverden". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.
Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by Knut Holmann |
Olympic Gold Men's K-1 500m flatwater Kayaking 2004 |
Succeeded by Ken Wallace |
Preceded by Tim Brabants |
Olympic Bronze Men's K-1 1000m flatwater Kayaking 2004 |
Succeeded by Ken Wallace |
Preceded by Nathan Baggaley |
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 |
Preceded by 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 current |
- 1982 births
- Canadian male canoeists
- Canoeists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Canoeists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Canoeists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Canoeists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Canadian people of Dutch descent
- Canadian people of Hungarian descent
- Living people
- Lou Marsh Trophy winners
- McMaster University alumni
- Olympic canoeists of Canada
- Olympic gold medalists for Canada
- Olympic silver medalists for Canada
- Olympic bronze medalists for Canada
- Olympic medalists in canoeing
- People from Burlington, Ontario
- People from Oakville, Ontario
- Sportspeople from Toronto
- ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada
- Pan American Games medalists in canoeing
- Canoeists at the 2015 Pan American Games