Betty Kozai
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BornOctober 12, 1928
DiedJanuary 18, 2021 (aged 92)
Curling clubGranite Curling Club (Seattle)
World Championship
appearances1 (1980)
appearances1 (1980)
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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.
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]
