 Oldershaw at the 2012 Olympic Heroes Parade in Toronto, September 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Canadian | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | February 7, 1983 Burlington, Ontario | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 94 kg (207 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Canoeing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | C-1 1000m, C-1 500m | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 at the Olympics and the first member of the family to win an Olympic medal. He was a double Junior World Champion in the C-1 500 m and C-1 1,000 m in 2001.