Adam van Koeverden

Adam van Koeverden MP
Van Koeverden in 2008
Member of Parliament for Milton
Incumbent
Assumed office October 21, 2019
Preceded by	Lisa Raitt
Personal details
Born	Adam Joseph van Koeverden (1982-01-29) January 29, 1982 (age 42) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Political party	Liberal
Residence	Milton, Ontario
Alma mater	McMaster University (BSc)
Sports career
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Sport	Kayaking
Event(s)	K-1 1000m, K-1 500m
Club	Burloak Canoe Club
Medal record Men's canoeing Representing Canada Olympic Games 2004 Athens K-1 500 m 2008 Beijing K-1 500 m 2012 London K-1 1000 m 2004 Athens K-1 1000 m World Championships 2007 Duisburg K-1 500 m 2011 Szeged K-1 1000 m 2003 Gainesville K-1 1000 m 2005 Zagreb K-1 1000 m 2007 Duisburg K-1 1000 m 2005 Zagreb K-1 500 m 2009 Dartmouth K-1 1000 m 2010 Poznań K-1 500 m Pan American Games 2015 Toronto K-1 1000 m

Adam Joseph van Koeverden MP (born January 29, 1982) is a Canadian sprint kayaker and politician. He is an Olympic gold medallist in the K-1 500m category (2004)^[1] 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.

In the 2019 Canadian federal election, Van Koeverden was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons, representing the electoral district of Milton as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada caucus.