| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rowing | ||
| Competitor for Canada | ||
| Summer Olympics | ||
| Gold | 2008 Beijing | Men's Eight |
| World Championships | ||
| Gold | 2002 Seville | Men's Eight |
| Gold | 2003 Milan | Men's Eight |
| Gold | 2007 Munich | Men's Eight |
| World Cup | ||
| Bronze | 2002 Lucerne | Men's Eight |
| Gold | 2003 Lucerne | Men's Eight |
| Gold | 2004 Munich | Men's Eight |
| Gold | 2004 Lucerne | Men's Eight |
| Gold | 2007 Linz | Men's Eight |
| Gold | 2007 Lucerne | Men's Eight |
| Gold | 2008 Lucerne | Men's Eight |
| Royal Henley Regatta | ||
| Gold | 2002 Grand Challenge Cup | Men's Eight |
| Gold | 2003 Grand Challenge Cup | Men's Eight |
| Gold | 2007 Grand Challenge Cup | Men's Eight |
Adam Kreek (born December 2, 1980) is a Canadian rower. Born in London, Ontario, he was a student at the University of Victoria where he met his wife Rebecca. He won the gold medal at both the 2003 and 2002 world championships for Canada's men's eight team in Milan, Italy and Seville, Spain respectively. At the 2004 Summer Olympics, Kreek competed with the Canadian men's eight, who were widely expected to win a medal but ultimately finished in fifth place.[1] After the Olympics he moved to Stanford University to complete a degree in Geotechnical Engineering and Hydrology and continue his rowing career there under Coach Craig Amerkhanian. In 2005 Kreek took the summer off to get married and spend time with his wife. Kreek coached at Stanford Rowing Center in 2006 and 2007 for the Junior Crew.
He 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.[2] 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. Whitfield wrote "Sing like Adam Kreek" on the handlebars of his bicycle and repeated "Sing like Kreek" to himself near the end of the race.[3]