Orest Meleschuk is a former Canadian curler. He was one of Manitoba's best curlers

Curling

Curling is a sport in which players slide stones across a sheet of ice towards a target area. It is related to bowls, boule and shuffleboard. Two teams, each of four players, take turns sliding heavy, polished granite stones, also called "rocks", across the ice curling sheet towards the house, a...

 during the 1960s and 70's and has won a number of championships and major bonspiels. His greatest curling triumph came in 1972 when he won the Manitoba, Canadian

Tim Hortons Brier

The Tim Hortons Brier, or simply the Brier, is the annual Canadian men's curling championship, sanctioned by the Canadian Curling Association . The current event name refers to its main sponsor, the Tim Hortons coffee and doughnut shop chain.The Brier has been held since 1927, traditionally during...

 and World Championships of curling

World Curling Championships

The World Curling Championships are annual curling events which showcase the world's best curlers, organized by the World Curling Federation. There are men's, women's and mixed championships. The men's championship started in 1959, while the women's in 1979...

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Meleschuk married Patrica Frances McSherry and they have two children, Sean and Karin.

Meleschuk was involved in the very first Battle of the Sexes

Battle of the sexes

-Films:*The Battle of the Sexes , American film directed by D. W. Griffith*The Battle of the Sexes , American remake of the above, also directed by D. W. Griffith...

 curling match, in which he lost to Vera Pezer

Vera Pezer

Vera Pezer, BA, MA, PhD is the current Chancellor of the University of Saskatchewan. A sports enthusiast, Pezer is a Canadian softball champion, golfing contender, and curling champion. She has been inducted into both the Saskatchewan Sports Halls of Fame and the Canadian Curling Hall of...

's team.

Sources

• Ukrainian Canadian, Eh?, Michael Czuboka, page 163, 1983, Communigraphics, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
• World Curling Federation profile