Betty Kozai

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)
Curling 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

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

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

Women's

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

1. "Royal Bank of Scotland World Curling Championships 1980". World Curling Federation. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
2. "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

• Betty Kozai at USA Curling
• Betty Kozai at World Curling