Scott Oldershaw (born February 23, 1954 in

Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the ancho ...

) is a

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sprint kayaker who competed in the mid-1980s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-1 500 m event at the

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. He later became head coach at the

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, leading them to national titles in 1997, 1998, 2000 and 2007 and coaching Olympic gold medallist

Adam van Koeverden Adam Joseph van Koeverden (born January 29, 1982) is a Canadian sprint kayaker and politician. 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 O ...

and Olympic bronze medalist Mark Oldershaw. He continued his coaching career with the Canadian National Team, and was named national Head Coach in 2012. He is a son of Bert Oldershaw, brother of Dean Oldershaw and Reed Oldershaw, and father of

Mark Oldershaw Mark Oldershaw (born February 7, 1983) is a Canadian sprint canoeist. Oldershaw won the bronze medal in the C-1 1000 m at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. He is a third generation Canadian Olympic canoer, fifth family member to compete a ...

, all of whom have represented Canada in the Summer Olympics.

References

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