Orest B. "The Big O" Meleschuk (born April 11, 1940) is a

Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...

former curler of

Ukrainian Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe * Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine * So ...

descent. He was one of Manitoba's best curlers during the 1960s and 1970s and has won a number of championships and major bonspiels. His greatest curling triumph came in 1972 when he won the Manitoba,

and World Championships of curling. Meleschuk married Patrica Frances McSherry and they have two children, Sean and Karin. Meleschuk was involved in the first Battle of the Sexes curling match, in which he lost to Vera Pezer's team. Meleschuk currently lives in

Selkirk, Manitoba Selkirk is a city in the western Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Manitoba, located on the Red River of the North, Red River about northeast of the provincial capital Winnipeg. It has a population of 10,504 as of the 202 ...

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General * ''Ukrainian Canadian, Eh?'', Michael Czuboka, page 163, 1983, Communigraphics, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Specific

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* 1940 births Living people Canadian people of Ukrainian descent Curlers from Winnipeg World curling champions Brier champions People from Saint Boniface, Winnipeg Sportspeople from Selkirk, Manitoba {{Canada-curling-bio-stub

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