Betty Kozai
| Betty Kozai | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | October 12, 1928 | ||||||||||||||
| Died | January 18, 2021 (aged 92) | ||||||||||||||
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| Curling club | Granite Curling Club (Seattle) | ||||||||||||||
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| World Championship appearances | 1 (1980) | ||||||||||||||
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Betty Kozai (October 12, 1928 – January 18, 2021) was an American curler from Seattle, Washington.
Curling career
[edit]Kozai won the US national championship in 1980, on a team skipped by her daughter Sharon. That team went on to finish in fourth place at that year's world championship.[1] She returned to international competition at the age of 81, representing the United States at the 2010 World Senior Curling Championships.[2]
Personal life
[edit]Kozai was a founding member of Granite Curling Club in Seattle, and curled there until the last years of her life.[3][4] Her three daughters and four grandchildren have also been long-time curlers at Granite.[5]
Teams
[edit]Women's
[edit]| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979–80 | Sharon Kozai | Joan Fish | Betty Kozai | Aija Edwards | 1980 USWCC  1980 WWCC (4th)[1] | ||
| 2009–10 | Sharon Vukich | Linda Cornfield | Susan Curtis | Betty Kozai | Dani Thibodeaux | 2010 USSCC | |
| Sharon Vukich | Mary Colacchio | Susan Curtis | Betty Kozai | Dani Thibodeaux | Kenneth Thomson | 2010 WSCC (4th)[2] | |
| 2012–13 | Sharon Vukich | Linda Cornfield | Colleen Richardson | Betty Kozai | 2013 USSCC (4th) |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Royal Bank of Scotland World Curling Championships 1980". World Curling Federation. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
- ^ a b "World Senior Championships 2010". World Curling Federation. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
- ^ "Curling runs in the family at Olympic trials". The Denver Post. February 26, 2009. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
- ^ "Betty Kozai". Granite Curling Club (Seattle). February 1, 2021. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
- ^ Richard Seven (November 1, 2008). "Curling makes a cool sport for families". The Seattle Times. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
