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Canada increased its medals count by two over a span of less than half an hour during day 12 of the 2012 London Olympics.
Adam van Koeverden won Olympic silver in the men’s K-1 1000m just moments before Mark Oldershaw captured bronze in the men's C-1 1,000m.
The 30-year-old van Koeverden had a powerful start and held the lead for the first 750 metres of the race, but a strong golden sprint by Norway's Eirik Veras Larsen was too much to hold off.
"He always comes out for the Olympics," van Koeverden said of Larsen after the race.
Germany's Max Hoff took bronze.
Van Koeverden was the world champion going into London 2012, and was the strong favourite to win gold. He already has Olympic gold, silver and bronze from his previous two Olympic competitions at Beijing 2008 and Athens 2004, and now adds another silver to his already impressive career.
"I'm being very positive, I know how hard this is. Everyone is looking for the same thing and it comes down to those final strokes," said van Koeverden. "Today, Eirik was better."
"Eirik and I are close friends and compatriots, so I'm really happy for him," said van Koeverden, who often trains with several of his on-the-water rivals, including Larsen and Sweden's Anders Gustafsson, who placed fifth.
Oldershaw, meantime won bronze in the same city where the family Olympic legacy started.
His grandfather, Bert Oldershaw, began the tradition at the London 1948 Olympic Games. Mark's father and two of his uncles also competed in previous Olympic Games.
Prior to the race, the 29-year-old canoeist from Burlington, Ont., rubbed the Oldershaw name on the side of his canoe.
"I guess it worked," he said after the race.
Germany's Sebastian Brendel won gold; David Cal won silver.
A third-generation Olympian, Mark is the fifth member of the Oldershaw family to paddle at an Olympic Games. None had medalled--until now.
"I'm just so happy, I don't even know what to say," said Oldershaw.
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