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Oldershaw wins canoeing silver, van Koeverden races to kayaking bronze at Pan Ams

The Canadian Press Published Monday, July 13, 2015 10:20AM EDT

Olympic multi-medallist and TORONTO 2015 Pan Am gold-medal hopeful Adam van Koeverden and Parapan Am hopeful Tess Routliffe help unveil the medal pouches and the Roots TORONTO 2015 leather goods collection at the Roots flagship store, Tuesday, June 16, 2015, in Toronto. (Toronto 2015 Pan/Parapan American Games)

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WELLAND, Ont. -- Canadian flag-bearer Mark Oldershaw raced to a silver medal in men's canoeing at the Pan Am Games today while former Olympic champion kayaker Adam van Koeverden won a bronze.

Oldershaw, from Burlington, Ont., was second in the men's C-1, 1,000 metres, 1.721 seconds behind Brazil's Isaquias Queiroz dos Santos. Mexico's Jose Cristobal was third.

In the K1 1,000 metres, van Koeverden was 2.065 seconds behind winner Jorge Garcia of Cuba. Daniel Dal Bo of Argentina was second.

The four-time Olympic medallist from Oakville, Ont., led until the final 300 metres but faded to the finish line.

Canada normally sends a B team in canoe/kayak to the Pan Ams, so this marked the Pan Am debut for both van Koeverden and Oldershaw.

Van Koeverden, 33, won gold and bronze at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, plus silver in both the 2008 and 2012 Olympics.

Oldershaw was a bronze medallist at the 2012 London Games.