Mike Beres
Mike Beres was introduced to badminton at age nine. He played for the Brantford Junior Badminton Club, the Woodstock Badminton Club and climbed to the national level. In 1992 Mike moved to Calgary to compete internationally, and after competing in the 2000 Sydney Olympics, he moved to Ottawa. After sixteen years on the national team (1992-2008), Mike won nine national championships, twenty-six international titles, seven Pan Am Games medals, and achieved a mixed doubles world ranking of thirteen. He competed in forty-five different countries, three Olympics (2000, 2004, 2008), three Pan Am Games (1999, 2003, 2007), two Commonwealth Games (1998, 2006), eight World Championships (1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005-2007) and countless international tournaments.
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