Adam van Koeverden

Adam van Koeverden
Van Koeverden in 2008
Secretary of State (Sport)
Assumed office
May 13, 2025
Prime MinisterMark Carney
Preceded byTerry Duguid
Member of Parliament
for Burlington North—Milton West
Milton (2019–2025)
Assumed office
October 21, 2019
Preceded byLisa Raitt
Personal details
Born
Adam Joseph van Koeverden

(1982-01-29) January 29, 1982
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Political partyLiberal
ResidenceMilton, Ontario
Alma materMcMaster University (BSc)
Sports career
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight190 lb (86 kg)
SportKayaking
Event(s)K-1 1000m, K-1 500m
ClubBurloak Canoe Club
Medal record
Men's canoeing
Representing Canada
Olympic Games
2004 AthensK-1 500 m
2008 BeijingK-1 500 m
2012 LondonK-1 1000 m
2004 AthensK-1 1000 m
World Championships
2007 DuisburgK-1 500 m
2011 SzegedK-1 1000 m
2003 GainesvilleK-1 1000 m
2005 ZagrebK-1 1000 m
2007 DuisburgK-1 1000 m
2005 ZagrebK-1 500 m
2009 DartmouthK-1 1000 m
2010 PoznańK-1 500 m
Pan American Games
2015 TorontoK-1 1000 m

Adam Joseph van Koeverden PC MP (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.