Orest Meleschuk
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| Born | April 11, 1940 Saint Boniface, Manitoba, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | June 23, 2026 (aged 86) Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Orest Bohdan Meleschuk (April 11, 1940 – June 23, 2026), nicknamed The Big O,[1] was a Canadian curler of Ukrainian descent. He was one of Manitoba's best curlers during the 1960s and 1970s and had won a number of championships and major bonspiels. His greatest curling triumph came in 1972 when he won the Manitoba, Canadian, and World Championships of curling.
Biography
Orest Bohdan Meleschuk was born in St. Boniface, Manitoba on April 11, 1940, the son of Max and Ksenia Meleschuk.[2] He attended Norwood Collegiate and Technical Vocational High School.[2]
He was involved in the first Battle of the Sexes curling match, in which he lost to Vera Pezer's team.[3]
Meleschuk lived in Selkirk, Manitoba until his death.[4][5] At the time of the 1972 Brier, Meleschuk was employed as a civil technician.[6] Meleschuk married Patrica Frances McSherry, and they had two children. He was later married to Carol Laye.[2]
Meleschuk died on June 23, 2026, at the age of 86.[5]
See also
References
General
- Ukrainian Canadian, Eh?, Michael Czuboka, page 163, 1983, Communigraphics, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Specific
- ↑ Bob Weeks, Curling Ecetera, pg 97
- 1 2 3 "Orest Bohdan Meleschuk".
- ↑ "Curling's battle of the sexes". Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.
- ↑ "Canadian curler who hacked a dart in '72 says he quit after seeing himself on TV | CBC Radio".
- 1 2 "Orest Bohdan Meleschuk Obituary". Gilbart Funeral Home. Retrieved June 29, 2026.
- ↑ "Meleschuk makes it look easy". Ottawa Journal. March 11, 1958. p. 15. Retrieved March 1, 2026.
External links
- Orest Meleschuk at World Curling
- Orest Meleschuk at InterSportStats
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