Oyuna Uranchimeg

Batoyun Uranchimeg is an American wheelchair curler and administrative assistant at the University of St. Thomas.

Oyuna Uranchimeg
Curler
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Born (1973-06-23) June 23, 1973
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Team
Curling clubFour Seasons and Dakota Curling Club
World Wheelchair Championship
appearances		1 (2021)
Paralympic
appearances		1 (2022)

Early life

Uranchimeg was born on June 23, 1973, in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.[1][2] She was born and raised in Mongolia before visiting a friend in Minnesota in 2000. During her stay, she got into a car accident and became paralyzed from the waist down.[3]

Career

Following her accident, Uranchimeg became an Emerging Media Department's administrative assistant at the University of St. Thomas.[4] She took up wheelchair curling in 2016 and became a member of the Four Seasons and Dakota Curling Club.[1] While attending one the national team's training camps, Uranchimeg met Rusty Scheiber, the assistant coach of the national team, who encouraged her to pursue the sport.[5] She joined the United States National Curling team in 2018 after successfully passing the pretrials.[4]

In 2021, Uranchimeg helped the United States National Curling team win a gold medal at the World Wheelchair-B Curling Championship.[6] Following this, Uranchimeg made her Paralympics debut at the 2022 Winter Paralympics.[4]

References
  1. "BATOYUN "OYUNA" URANCHIMEG". Team USA. Archived from the original on February 16, 2022. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
  2. "Batoyun URANCHIMEG - Wheelchair Curling". Beijing 2022 Paralympics. Archived from the original on 2022-03-11.
  3. Bruess, Carol (December 16, 2015). "Humans of St. Thomas: Batoyun Uranchimeg". University of St. Thomas. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
  4. "St. Thomas Staff Member Competes in Paralympic Games". St. Thomas University. March 3, 2022. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
  5. Meaney, Mackenzie (February 11, 2022). "This First-Time Paralympian Is Ready To Bring Representation To Wheelchair Curling". Good Sport. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
  6. "TEAM USA WINS GOLD AT 2021 WORLD WHEELCHAIR-B CURLING CHAMPIONSHIP". Team USA. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
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