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 lifeedit
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]
betty, kozai, october, 1928, january, 2021, american, curler, from, seattle, washington, curlerborn, 1928, october, 1928diedjanuary, 2021, 2021, aged, teamcurling, clubgranite, curling, club, seattle, curling, careerworld, championshipappearances1, 1980, medal. Betty Kozai October 12 1928 January 18 2021 was an American curler from Seattle Washington Betty KozaiCurlerBorn 1928 10 12 October 12 1928DiedJanuary 18 2021 2021 01 18 aged 92 TeamCurling clubGranite Curling Club Seattle Curling careerWorld Championshipappearances1 1980 Medal record Women s curling Representing United States United States Women s Championship 1980 Seattle Contents 1 Curling career 2 Personal life 3 Teams 3 1 Women s 4 References 5 External linksCurling career editKozai 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 editKozai 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 editWomen s edit Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Coach Events 1979 80 Sharon Kozai Joan Fish Betty Kozai Aija Edwards 1980 USWCC nbsp 1980 WWCC 4th 1 2009 10 Sharon Vukich Linda Cornfield Susan Curtis Betty Kozai Dani Thibodeaux 2010 USSCC nbsp 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 External links editBetty Kozai at USA Curling Betty Kozai at World Curling nbsp Betty Kozai at the U S Olympic amp Paralympic Committee archived nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Betty Kozai amp oldid 1222187052, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
