Oyuna Uranchimeg
American wheelchair curler
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Batoyun "Oyuna" Uranchimeg (born June 23, 1973) is an American wheelchair curler and administrative assistant at the University of St. Thomas.
June 23, 1973
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Chaska, MN[1]
appearances3 (2021, 2024, 2025)
appearances2 (2022, 2026)
| Oyuna Uranchimeg | |
|---|---|
| Born | Batoyun Uranchimeg June 23, 1973 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia |
| Team | |
| Curling club | Chaska CC, Chaska, MN[1] |
| World Wheelchair Championship appearances | 3 (2021, 2024, 2025) |
| Paralympic appearances | 2 (2022, 2026) |
Early life
Career
Following her accident, Uranchimeg became an Emerging Media Department's administrative assistant at the University of St. Thomas.[5] She took up wheelchair curling in 2016 and became a member of the Four Seasons and Dakota Curling Club.[2] 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.[6] She joined the United States National Curling team in 2018 after successfully passing the pretrials.[5]
In 2021, Uranchimeg helped the United States National Curling team win a gold medal at the World Wheelchair-B Curling Championship.[7] Following this, Uranchimeg made her Paralympics debut at the 2022 Winter Paralympics.[5]
