Batoyun Uranchimeg is an American wheelchair curler and administrative assistant at the University of St. Thomas.
| Oyuna Uranchimeg | |
|---|---|
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| Born | June 23, 1973 |
| Team | |
| Curling club | Four Seasons and Dakota Curling Club |
| World Wheelchair Championship appearances | 2 (2021, 2024) |
| Paralympic appearances | 1 (2022) |
Early life edit
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 edit
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 edit
- ^ a b "BATOYUN "OYUNA" URANCHIMEG". Team USA. Archived from the original on February 16, 2022. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
- ^ "Batoyun URANCHIMEG - Wheelchair Curling". Beijing 2022 Paralympics. Archived from the original on 2022-03-11.
- ^ Bruess, Carol (December 16, 2015). "Humans of St. Thomas: Batoyun Uranchimeg". University of St. Thomas. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
- ^ a b c "St. Thomas Staff Member Competes in Paralympic Games". St. Thomas University. March 3, 2022. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
- ^ Meaney, Mackenzie (February 11, 2022). "This First-Time Paralympian Is Ready To Bring Representation To Wheelchair Curling". Good Sport. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
- ^ "TEAM USA WINS GOLD AT 2021 WORLD WHEELCHAIR-B CURLING CHAMPIONSHIP". Team USA. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
External links edit
- Oyuna Uranchimeg at World Curling
- Oyuna Uranchimeg at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee (archived)
