an old shed serving as the first “clubhouse” at the mouth of the Credit Canadian gold in 1962. In 1966, he not only won gold, but set a Canadian record in the senior men’s C-1 event. Over his career, he would win an impressive 62 Canadian national championships and 18 North American medals in various single- and double-blade categories, a feat that remains a Canadian record for the sport. In 1969, Oldershaw won six Canadian championship titles—a record that still stands.
He then went on to represent Canada at the world championships in singles kayaking, making the finals in 1970 and finishing seventh in 1971. His best showing at the world level was in 1977, when he teamed up with his youngest brother, Scott, to finish sixth in the K-2 world championships. the 1972 Munich Olympics, making it to the semi-finals in both the K-1 and K-4 1,000-metre events. He represented Canada again at the 1976 Olympics in Montreal, where he made it to the semi-finals in the K-1 500-metre event.
Oldershaw, along with his brothers Reed and Scott, with fourth team member Alwyn Morris, had high hopes for the 1980 Moscow Olympics in the K-4 event, but Canada—along with much of the western world—boycotted the games.
Since his retirement, Oldershaw has coached young and upcoming athletes at the Mississauga Canoe Club.
