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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 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Adam van Koeverden is the 8,029th most popular athlete (down from 7,234th in 2024), the 1,797th most popular biography from Canada (down from 1,594th in 2019) and the 221st most popular Canadian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Adam van Koeverden ranks 8,029 out of 6,025. Before him are Paul Drux, Xiang Yanmei, Irina Ektova, Erriyon Knighton, Francesco Di Fulvio, and Merve Çoban. After him are David Carter, Elena Arzhakova, Jacob Schopf, Gayane Chiloyan, Aleksandra Lisowska, and Mimi Hristova.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Adam van Koeverden ranks 1,695. Before him are Shoaib Malik, Chris Duhon, Onyekachi Okonkwo, Stephanie Sheh, Jason Brown, and Courtney Act. After him are Bert McCracken, Kellie Wells, Benjamin Diskin, Dragana Tomašević, Ayah Bdeir, and Olivia Sanchez.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Adam van Koeverden ranks 1,798 out of 1,622. Before him are Marcelo Flores (2003), Jason Bay (1978), Lauren Southern (1995), Ida Karstoft (1995), Dylan Moscovitch (1984), and Evelyne Viens (1997). After him are Paula Brancati (1989), Logan Couture (1989), Nick Bateman (1986), Sam Reinhart (1995), Shelley-Ann Brown (1980), and Malcolm Howard (1983).

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Among ATHLETES In Canada

Among athletes born in Canada, Adam van Koeverden ranks 221. 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 Shelley-Ann Brown (1980), Malcolm Howard (1983), Cassie Sharpe (1992), Tristan Walker (1991), Luc Bourdon (1987), and Laurie Blouin (1996).

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