Mike Beres
May 13, 1973
Brantford, Ontario
Ottawa, Ontario
Badminton
5'10"
Mike Beres Bio
Beijing will be the third Olympics for Beres, who also competed in Sydney in 2000 and Athens in 2004, placing 17th in mixed doubles. He will compete in the mixed doubles badminton event in Beijing with teammate Valerie Loker. He won the men's singles, men's doubles and mixed doubles at the 2007 Canadian National Championships. He also won two gold medals, in singles and doubles, at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro.