Mike Beres

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Medal record
Competitor for Flag of Canada Canada
Men's Badminton
Pan American Games
Gold Santo Domingo 2003 Singles
Gold Rio de Janeiro 2007 Singles
Gold Rio de Janeiro 2007 Doubles
Silver Santo Domingo 2003 Mixed
Silver Rio de Janeiro 2007 Mixed
Bronze Winnipeg 1999 Doubles
Bronze Santo Domingo 2003 Doubles

Mike Beres (born May 13, 1973 in Brantford, Ontario) is a male badminton player from Canada, who won the bronze medal in the men's doubles competition at the 1999 Pan American Games.

Beres competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in mixed double's with partner Jody Patrick. They lost to Frederik Bergstrom and Johanna Persson of Sweden in the round of 32.

He would later win Gold medals in singles and doubles at the 2007 Pan American Games, as well as a Silver in mixed Badminton with Valerie Loker.

Beres has won 8 Canadian National Championships between 1998 and 2007, two of them in men's singles, four in men's doubles and two in mixed doubles.