Orest Meleschuk

Orest Bohdan Meleschuk (April 11, 1940 – June 23, 2026), nicknamed The Big O, 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. He attended Norwood Collegiate and Technical Vocational High School.

Meleschuk lived in Selkirk, Manitoba until his death. At the time of the 1972 Brier, Meleschuk was employed as a civil technician. Meleschuk married Patrica Frances McSherry, and they had two children. He was later married to Carol Laye.