American curler

Betty Kozai

Curler

Born| (1928-10-12)October 12, 1928
Died| January 18, 2021(2021-01-18) (aged 92)
Team
Curling club| Granite Curling Club (Seattle)
Career
World Championship
appearances| 1 (1980)

Medal record

Women's curling
Representing  United States
United States Women's Championship
|  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

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1980–81  | 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]

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.

## External links[edit]

* Betty Kozai at USA Curling
* Betty Kozai at World Curling Federation