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Adam van Koeverden

1982 - Today

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Adam Joseph van Koeverden (born January 29, 1982) is a Canadian sprint kayaker, olympic gold medallist, and politician serving since 2025 as the Secretary of State for Sport in Prime Minister Mark Carney's Cabinet. A member of the Liberal Party, he has represented the electoral disitrct of Burlington North-Milton West and its predecessor district of Milton in the House of Commons since 2019. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Adam van Koeverden is the 6,833rd most popular athlete (up from 7,251st in 2019), the 1,596th most popular biography from Canada (down from 1,595th in 2019) and the 170th most popular Canadian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Adam van Koeverden ranks 6,833 out of 6,025. Before him are Marina Goliadkina, Paul Drux, Irina Ektova, Erriyon Knighton, Francesco Di Fulvio, and Merve Çoban. After him are David Carter, Jacob Schopf, Mimi Hristova, Rasmus Mägi, Carissa Moore, and Pete Reed.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Adam van Koeverden ranks 1,458. Before him are Sondre Lerche, Shoaib Malik, Chris Duhon, Onyekachi Okonkwo, Stephanie Sheh, and Jason Brown. After him are Bert McCracken, Kellie Wells, Benjamin Diskin, Dragana Tomašević, Lindsay Whalen, and Rosa Chacha.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Adam van Koeverden ranks 1,597 out of 1,622. Before him are Sarah Mitton (1996), Jeff Carter (1985), Alex Pietrangelo (1990), Lauren Southern (1995), Ida Karstoft (1995), and Evelyne Viens (1997). After him are Paula Brancati (1989), Logan Couture (1989), Nick Bateman (1986), Malcolm Howard (1983), Yuri Kisil (1995), and Cassie Sharpe (1992).

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Among ATHLETES In Canada

Among athletes born in Canada, Adam van Koeverden ranks 170. Before him are Vincent Riendeau (1966), Jon Montgomery (1979), Lauren Wilkinson (1989), Sarah Mitton (1996), Alex Pietrangelo (1990), and Ida Karstoft (1995). After him are Malcolm Howard (1983), Cassie Sharpe (1992), Tristan Walker (1991), Luc Bourdon (1987), Safina Sadullayeva (1998), and Eleanor Harvey (1995).

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