Betty Kozai
Curler
Born(1928-10-12)October 12, 1928
DiedJanuary 18, 2021(2021-01-18) (aged 92)
Team
Curling clubGranite Curling Club (Seattle)
Career
World Championship
appearances		1 (1980)
Medal record
Women's curling
Representing  United States
United States Women's Championship
Gold medal – first place 1980 Seattle

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
1980–81 Sharon Kozai Joan Fish Betty Kozai Aija Edwards 1980 USWCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1980 WWCC (4th)[1]
2009–10 Sharon Vukich Linda Cornfield Susan Curtis Betty Kozai Dani Thibodeaux 2010 USSCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)
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]

  1. ^ a b "Royal Bank of Scotland World Curling Championships 1980". World Curling Federation. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "World Senior Championships 2010". World Curling Federation. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  3. ^ "Curling runs in the family at Olympic trials". The Denver Post. February 26, 2009. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  4. ^ "Betty Kozai". Granite Curling Club (Seattle). February 1, 2021. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  5. ^ Richard Seven (November 1, 2008). "Curling makes a cool sport for families". The Seattle Times. Retrieved March 14, 2021.

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