Scott Oldershaw

{{Short description|Canadian canoeist (born 1954)}}

Scott Oldershaw (born February 23, 1954, in Toronto) 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 later became head coach at the Burloak Canoe Club in Oakville, Ontario, leading them to national titles in 1997, 1998, 2000 and 2007 and coaching Olympic gold medallist Adam van Koeverden and Olympic bronze medalist Mark Oldershaw.{{cite news |title=New Oldershaw at helm of Burloak Canoe Club |url=http://www.insidehalton.com/sports/article/478759--new-oldershaw-at-helm-of-burloak-canoe-club |work=Burlington Post |date=January 26, 2008 |accessdate=July 30, 2012}} He continued his coaching career with the Canadian National Team, and was named national Head Coach in 2012.{{cite web|title=Scott Oldershaw named Head Coach of National Team - October 24th, 2012|url=http://www.canoekayak.ca/english/newsentry/view/404|website=canoekayak.ca|publisher=CanoeKayak Canada|accessdate=14 August 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814193718/http://www.canoekayak.ca/english/newsentry/view/404|archivedate=14 August 2014}}

He is a son of Bert Oldershaw, brother of Dean Oldershaw and Reed Oldershaw, and father of Mark Oldershaw, all of whom have represented Canada in the Summer Olympics.{{cite news|title=Mark Oldershaw continues a three-generation family tradition at Olympics |url=http://sports.nationalpost.com/2012/06/15/mark-oldershaw-continues-a-three-generation-family-tradition-at-olympics/ |accessdate=July 30, 2012 |newspaper=National Post |date=June 15, 2012 |author=Sean Fitz-Gerald |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130104035224/http://sports.nationalpost.com/2012/06/15/mark-oldershaw-continues-a-three-generation-family-tradition-at-olympics/ |archivedate=January 4, 2013 }}{{cite news|title=‘Lopsided’ canoeist Mark Oldershaw hungry for redemption|url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/london2012/athletes/article/1230906--london-2012-crooked-mark-oldershaw-hungry-for-redemption|accessdate=July 30, 2012|newspaper=Toronto Star|date=July 24, 2012|author=Dave Feschuk}}