There was some Olympic magic on the water at Eton Dorney this morning (Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012)_as Adam van Koeverden and Mark Oldershaw bolstered Canada’s medal count to 13.
In the men’s K-1 1,000m, van Koeverden held on to add a second silver medal to his Olympic resume which also includes a gold and bronze. Though he wanted the gold, the two-time flag bearer for Canada said he “can find the silver lining in silver”.
“Overall I am happy with my race,” said the Oakville native. “I feel like my race plan went well. I was looking for a good finish.”
Moments later van Koeverden’s good friend Mark Oldershaw put in a hard push during the last 250m of his C-1 1,000m race to earn his right on the Olympic podium, with a bronze.
“I’m just so happy, I don’t know what to say,” said Oldershaw. “Thanks so much to everybody.”
– www.olympic.ca
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McMaster University alumni and valedictorian from the class of 2007, Adam Van Koeverden is the reigning world champion in the K-1000m in Kayaking. Born and raised in Oakville, ON, he started kayaking when he was just 13 years old at the Burloak Canoe Club.
Van Koeverden has won 8 world championship medals, 2 gold medals, 3 silver medals and 3 bronze medals. Not to mention, he has three Olympic medals on the shelf at home, one in every colour.
His list of achievements is impressive but here are some highlights:
– 2-time world champion
– 22-time world cup champion
– 67-time Canadian champion
He will be competing in the K-1000m at these Olympic Games.
