Herbert "Bert" Oldershaw (November 10, 1921 in Toronto

Toronto

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 – March 28, 2006 in Burlington, Ontario

Burlington, Ontario

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) was a Canadian

Canada

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 sprint canoer

Canoe racing

This article discusses canoe sprint and canoe marathon, competitive forms of canoeing and kayaking on more or less flat water. Both sports are governed by the International Canoe Federation ....

 and sprint kayaker who competed from the late 1940s to the late 1950s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of fifth in the C-2 10000 m

Canoeing at the 1948 Summer Olympics - Men's C-2 10000 metres

These are the results of the Men's C-2 10000 metres competition in canoeing at the 1948 Summer Olympics. The C-2 event is raced by two-man sprint canoes. Heats and final took place on August 11.-Medalists:-Final:...

 event at London

London

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 in 1948

1948 Summer Olympics

The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in London, England, United Kingdom. After a 12-year hiatus because of World War II, these were the first Summer Olympics since the 1936 Games in Berlin...

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Oldershaw was inducted into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame in 2004 in both athlete and builder categories.

He is a father of Dean Oldershaw

Dean Oldershaw

Dean Oldershaw is a Canadian sprint canoer and kayaker who competed in the early to mid 1970s. At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-1 1000 m and K-4 1000 m events...

, Reed Oldershaw

Reed Oldershaw

Reed Oldershaw is a Canadian sprint kayaker who competed in the late 1970s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-1 1000 m event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal....

 and Scott Oldershaw

Scott Oldershaw

Scott Oldershaw is a Canadian sprint kayaker who competed in the mid 1980s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-1 500 m event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He is a son of Bert Oldershaw, brother of Dean Oldershaw and Reed Oldershaw, and father of Mark Oldershaw.-References:*...

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