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Adam van Koeverden of Canada competes in the men's K1 1000-metre final at Eton Dorney near London on Wednesday.Adrees Latif/Reuters

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Adam van Koeverden of Canada competes in the men's K1 1000-metre final at Eton Dorney near London on Wednesday.Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press

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Adam van Koeverden of Canada competes in the men's K1 1000-metre final at Eton Dorney near London on Wednesday.Kevin Van Paassen/The Globe and Mail

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Eirik Veras Larsen of Norway, centre, celebrates after finishing first ahead of Adam van Koeverden of Canada and Max Hoff of Germany in the men's K1 1000-metre final at Eton Dorney near London on Wednesday.Jim Young/Reuters

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Adam van Koeverden of Canada, right, is congratulated by Aleh Yurenia of Belarus in the men's K1 1000-metre final at Eton Dorney near London on Wednesday.Jim Young/Reuters

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Norway's Eirik Veras Larsen, right, shakes hands with Canada's Adam Van Koeverden after winning the gold medal in the men's K1 1000-metre final at Eton Dorney near London on Wednesday.Chris Carlson/The Associated Press

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Adam van Koeverden of Canada reacts the the end of the men's K1 1000-metre final at Eton DorneyKevin Van Paassen/The Globe and Mail

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Gold medallist Eirik Veras Larsen of Norway hugs silver medallist Adam van Koeverden of Canada after the final of the men's K1 1000-metre final at Eton Dorney near London on Wednesday.Jim Young/Reuters

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Canada's Adam van Koeverden celebrates his silver medal in the men's 1000-metre Kayak single (K1) final at Eton Dorney during the 2012 Summer Olympics in Dorney, England on Friday, August 8, 2012.Kevin Van Paassen/The Globe and Mail

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Sebastian Brendel of Germany races to finish first in the final of men's canoe single (C1) 1000m final at Eton Dorney near London on Wednesday.Darren Whiteside/Reuters

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Mark Oldershaw of Canada reacts after finishing third in the Final A of men's canoe single (C1) 1000m final at Eton Dorney.Darren Whiteside/Reuters

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Sebastian Brendel of Germany celebrates after finishing first in the final of men's canoe single (C1) 1000m final at Eton Dorney near London on Wednesday.Adrees Latif/Reuters

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Canada's Mark Oldershaw crosses the finish line on his way to a bronze medal win.Kevin Van Paassen/The Globe and Mail

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Mathieu Goubel of France is assisted after the final of men's canoe single (C1) 1000m final at Eton Dorney near London on Wednesday.Darren Whiteside/Reuters

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Mark Oldershaw of Canada reacts to his bronze medal after the final of men's canoe single (C1) 1000m final at Eton Dorney near London on Wednesday.Jim Young/Reuters

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Gold medallist Sebastian Brendel of Germany, silver medalist David Cal Figueroa of Spain and bronze medalist Mark Oldershaw of Canada celebrate after the final of men's canoe single (C1) 1000m final at Eton Dorney near London on Wednesday.Jim Young/Reuters

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