10 Facts About Adam Kreek

Adam Kreek is a member of the BC Sports Hall of Fame and the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame.

Adam Kreek is a champion for men's health where he works to promote the adoption of healthy behaviour changes in working aged individuals.

In 2005 Adam Kreek took the summer off to get married and spend time with his wife.

Adam Kreek coached at Stanford Rowing Center in 2006 and 2007 for the Junior Crew.

Adam Kreek won the gold medal at the 2002,2003 and 2007 world championships for Canada's men's eight team in Seville, Spain, Milan, Italy and Munich, Germany respectively.

At the 2004 Summer Olympics, Adam Kreek competed with the Canadian men's eight, who were widely expected to win a medal but ultimately finished in fifth place.

Adam Kreek won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the men's eights with Andrew Byrnes, Kyle Hamilton, Malcolm Howard, Kevin Light, Ben Rutledge, Dominic Seiterle, Jake Wetzel and cox Brian Price.

Adam Kreek's singing of O Canada at the medal ceremony was cited as an inspiration by Simon Whitfield, who won a silver medal in the triathlon.

On 23 January 2013, Adam Kreek set off with three other rowers, Markus Pukonen, Jordan Hanssen and Pat Fleming to attempt the first-ever row from mainland Africa to North America, recording it for classroom lessons in schools across the United States and Canada.

Adam Kreek's grandfather Aleksander Kreek was an Estonian shot putter and the 1938 European champion in the event before he emigrated to Canada in the 1950s.