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{{short description|Canadian curler}}
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|3|6|mf=y}}
|birth_place = [[Melville, Saskatchewan]]
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|Brier appearances = 8 ({{Brier|1985}}, {{Brier|1987}}, {{Brier|1988}}, {{Brier|1989}}, {{Brier|1996}}, {{Brier|1997}}, {{Brier|2000}}, {{Brier|2006}})
|World Championship appearances = 3 ({{WMCC|1988}}, {{WMCC|1989}}, {{WMCC|1997}}) 
|Olympic appearances = 1 ([[Curling at the 2002 Winter Olympics|2002]])
|Top CCA ranking = 1st (2004–05, 2005–06)
|Grand Slam victories = 5: [[World Cup of Curling|World Cup]] (Jan 2003); <br /> [[The National (curling)|The National]] (Nov. 2004)); <br /> [[Players' Championships|Players']] (2005); <br /> [[BDO Canadian Open of Curling|Canadian Open]] (2002, 2005)
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{{MedalSport | Men's [[Curling]]}}
{{MedalCountry | {{CAN}}}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Olympic Games]] }}
{{MedalSilver| [[Curling at the 2002 Winter Olympics|2002 Salt Lake City]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[World Curling Championships]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[1989 World Men's Curling Championship|1989 Milwaukee]] | }}
{{MedalSilver | [[1988 World Men's Curling Championship|1988 Lausanne]] | }}
{{MedalCountry | {{AB}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Tim Hortons Brier|Brier]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[1988 Labatt Brier|1988 Chicoutimi]] | }}
{{MedalGold | [[1989 Labatt Brier|1989 Saskatoon]] | }}
{{MedalGold | [[1997 Labatt Brier|1997 Calgary]] | }}
{{MedalSilver | [[1985 Labatt Brier|1985 Moncton]] | }}
{{MedalSilver | [[1996 Labatt Brier|1996 Kamloops]] | }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Canadian Olympic Curling Trials]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[2001 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials|2001 Regina]] | }}
{{MedalSilver | [[1987 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials|1987 Calgary]] | }}
{{MedalSilver | [[1997 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials|1997 Brandon]] | }}
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'''Donald J. Walchuk''' (born March 6, 1963, in [[Melville, Saskatchewan]]) is a [[Canadian]] [[curling|curler]] from [[Edmonton]], Alberta.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wa/don-walchuk-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418060156/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wa/don-walchuk-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-18 |title=Don Walchuk Bio, Stats, and Results &#124; Olympics at |publisher=Sports-reference.com |date= |accessdate=2016-01-09}}</ref> For many years Walchuk played third for [[Kevin Martin (curler)|Kevin Martin]]'s team. On Martin's rink, Walchuk was known especially for his "high heat" - his big-weight takeout shots.

== Curling career ==
Walchuk played for [[Pat Ryan (curler)|Pat Ryan]] as his [[Lead (curling)|lead]] (1985–1986) and his [[Second (curling)|second]] (1987–1989). With Ryan, Walchuk won four provincial championships, two [[Tim Hortons Brier|Briers]] (1988, 1989) and a [[World Curling Championships|World Championship]] (1989).

After playing with Ryan, he played for [[Randy Ferbey]] in 1990 as his third, then skipped his own team from 1992 to 1994.

Walchuk joined [[Kevin Martin (curler)|Kevin Martin]]'s team as [[Third (curling)|third]] prior to the 1996 season. With Martin, he won the [[1997 Labatt Brier|Brier in 1997]], an [[Curling at the 2002 Winter Olympics|Olympic silver medal in 2002]], [[Canada Cup of Curling|Canada Cup]]'s [[2005 Canada Cup of Curling|in 2005]] and [[2006 Canada Cup of Curling|2006]] and four Alberta provincial championships.

On May 7, 2008, Walchuk officially joined Team [[Kerry Burtnyk]]. Burtnyk, a  two time Brier winner and gold and bronze medal winner at the world championships, recruited Walchuk as third to replace [[Dan Kammerlock]]. The foursome was rounded out by Richard Daneault (second) and Garth Smith (lead).

In 2010, Walchuk left the Burtnyk rink to form his own team with [[Chris Schille]], [[D. J. Kidby]] and [[Don Bartlett]].

== Personal life ==
Walchuk is an investment advisor for Raymond James Ltd.{{citation needed|date=January 2021}}
He is married to Laurie Latter Walchuk. Together they have four children.{{citation needed|date=January 2021}}

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Sports links}}
* {{curlingzone}}

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