Adam van Koeverden (born January 29, 1982 at Oakville, Ontario) is a Canadian flatwater kayak racer. He is a student at McMaster University. He was world junior marathon champion in 2000. He won a silver medal at the senior 2003 World Championships in Gainesville, Georgia in the men's kayak singles 1000 m event. At the 2004 Summer Olympics Van Koeverden won 2 medals including a bronze in the same event and a gold in the kayak singles 500 m. In 2005 he won two medals at the Zagreb World Championships - silver in the K-1 1000m and bronze in the K-1 500m. His home club is the Burloak Canoe Club in Oakville. 

External links

• Paddler: The Official Adam van Koeverden Fanlisting
• Canadian Canoe Association profile
• Roots signs Canadian Olympic gold medalist Adam van Koeverden to multi-year deal

1982 births | Living people | Canadian athletes at the 2004 Summer Olympics | Canoers at the 2004 Summer Olympics | Olympic gold medalists for Canada | Oakvillians | Canadian canoers | Ontario sportspeople