Meet Hamilton and Burlington's 2015 Pan Am medalists

Mark Oldershaw, Burlington

Silver, Men C1 1000m

Sport: Canoeing Flat

Age: 32

Oldershaw served asa Canadianflag bearer at the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games opening ceremony. Hewon bronze in the C1 1000 m at London 2012 Olympic Games.His father Scott and grandfather Bert are also Olympic canoeists. Read about Oldershaw's training atCBC Hamilton.

Oldershawtold the media after the racethat he was disappointed with his second-place finish in Welland behindIsaqulas Queiroz Dos Santos of Brazil. He stayed close to him in the first half, and even as the wind picked up, Oldershawbegan to catch up with him at 200 metres. But"with 100 metres left he just held me off and I didn't have enough."

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Mike Green, Hamilton

Bronze, Men's team

Sport: Racquetball

Age: 41

Green also competed in men's singles, a category in which he won silverat the 2003 Pan Am Games.

Green, a veteran on the court, has won more Canadian men's titles than any other player. But this year, he had challenges. He had to take a cortisone shot and wait until his knee felt better to know if he could compete in the Pan Am Games.He came up short in aclose tiebreaker loss to Colombian Alejandro Herrera, saying he just hadn't hadenough practice time on court.

"For me, I think it's the lack of repetitions, lack of play coming out this week," said Green. "I am not relaxed, because I am not prepared it's just the way it is."

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Eleanor Harvey, Hamilton

Gold, Women's foil team

Sport: Fencing

Age: 20

She's only 20, but already Harvey has wracked up experience at world fencing competitions. She competed at the 2014 and 2015 Pan American fencing championships, as well as the2013 and 2014 world fencing championships.Harvey attendsOhio State University where she majorsin film studies.

• Canada wins gold in women's team fencing

BradyHeslip, Burlington

Silver, Men's team

Sport: Basketball

Age: 25

Heslip hasplayed professionally in Bosnia and Herzegovina. His uncle, JayTriano, is the Canadian head coach and former coach of the Toronto Raptors.

This medal was historic the first men's basketball medal for the Pan Am Games but it was a bittersweet one. The Canadians were contenders, but came up short in a late charge and lost 86-71 to Brazil.

• Canada loses basketball gold-medal game to Brazil

KevinLytwyn, Stoney Creek

Silver, Men's horizontal bar

Sport: Gymnastics artistic

Age: 24

Lytwyn also competed in the men's team, men's floor and men's rings. He began practicing gymnastics at age 9.Lytwynadded a silver to Canada'sgymnastics medal haul when hecame in second behind Colombia'sJossimar Calvo Moreno.

Sean MacKinnon

Bronze, Men's individual time trial

Sport: Cycling

Age: 19

MacKinnon, a McMaster University student,competed at the 2013 and 2014world cycling championships. He was named to the national team in 2014.

Autumn Mills, Burlington

Silver, Women's team

Sport: Baseball

Age: 27

Mills is a police officer who goes by the nickname "Millsy" amongst her teammates. With her team, she came third at the 2006 and 2012 women's baseball world cup and second at 2008. She also competed in 2010 and 2014. The team got silver at the Pan Am Games with a final score of 11-3 against the U.S.

Kia Nurse, Hamilton

Gold, Women's team

Sport: Basketball

Age: 19

A native of Hamilton and graduate of St. Thomas More, Nurse's Hamilton sports roots go deep. Her father, Richard, played wide receiver for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Her uncle, Donovan McNabb, is a former starting quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles. Nurse plays for the University of Conneticut.

Nurse has been chosen as the flag bearer for the closing ceremonies.

• Kia Nurse chosen as Canada's flag-bearer for Pan Am closing ceremony

Katherine Psota, Burlington

Silver, Women's

Sport: Baseball

Age: 29

Psota came third with her team at the women's baseball world cup in 2004, 2006 and 2012, second in 2008 and competed in 2010 and 2014. Her nickname is Sodey.

Shona Thorburn, Hamilton

Gold, Women's team

Sport: Basketball

Age: 32

Thorborn competed at the London Olympic Games in 2012, the first time the Canadian women had competed in Olympic basketball in more than a decade. She's also played with the Minnesota Lynx and Seattle Storm in the WNBA. The WestdaleSecondary and University of Utah graduate has a big summer ahead. After the games, she and teammate Kia Nurse willhead to Edmonton for thethe FIBA Americas Olympic qualifying tournament.