Felicia Voss-Shafiq (born April 25, 1980) is a Canadian sitting volleyball player.
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| Born | April 25, 1980[1] Suva, Fiji | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Sitting volleyball | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | VS1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
editVoss-Shafiq was born and raised in Fiji before moving to San Francisco, California at 12 years old.[2]
Career
editVoss-Shafiq competed at the World Para Volleyball Championship in 2022 and won a silver medal, Canada's first ever medal in sitting volleyball at a major international event.[3]
On July 22, 2024, she was named to Canada's roster to compete at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[4] She won a bronze medal in sitting volleyball, Canada's first ever medal in the event.[5]
Personal life
editIn 2011, Voss-Shafiq suffered a bad case of pneumonia that caused blood poisoning, and sent her into septic shock and a coma. She later became a double below the knee amputee as a result of her illness.[6][7]
References
edit- ^ "Felicia Voss-Shafiq". Paris 2024 Paralympics. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
- ^ "Felicia Voss-Shafiq". paralympic.ca. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
- ^ "Historic silver medal for Canada at sitting volleyball world championships". paralympic.ca. November 11, 2022. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
- ^ "Canada's women's sitting volleyball team nominated for Paris 2024 Paralympic Games". paralympic.ca. July 22, 2024. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
- ^ "Canadian women's sitting volleyball team ends Paralympic team sport podium drought". The Chronicle-Journal. September 7, 2024. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
- ^ Naylor, Cornelia (August 31, 2021). "Sitting volleyball 'saved' Burnaby Paralympian after double amputation 10 years ago". Burnaby Now. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
- ^ "Making Canada proud—and delivering support to fellow amputees". canada.ca. April 9, 2024. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
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