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Margareta Anna "Maggie" Kozuch (Polish: Małgorzata Kożuch;[1] born 30 October 1986) is a German female volleyball player who played for Atom Trefl Sopot, and previously played as a wing-spiker for TuS Berne Hamburg, CVMJ Hamburg,[2] TV Fischbek (who changed their name to NA Hamburg), and Unicom Starker Kerakoll Sassuolo.
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| Full name | Margareta Anna Kozuch | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | German | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 October 1986 Hamburg, West Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Hamburg, Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spike | 309 cm (122 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Block | 297 cm (117 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing Spiker | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current club |  Pomi Casalmaggiore | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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She was Hamburg's sportswoman of the year in 2005.[3] She represented the German women's national volleyball team in the FIVB World Grand Prix 2009.[2]
She was German sportswoman of the year in 2010. She is of Polish origin.[4]
Beach Volleyball
editAfter a successful career playing indoor volleyball, Kozuch switched to beach volleyball in 2017. She teamed up with Olympics veteran, Laura Ludwig, winning the World Tour Finals in 2019.[5]
In 2021, Ludwig and Kozuch represented Germany at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo that had been delayed due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic.[6] The pair reached the quarter finals losing to the Americans April Ross and Alix Klineman.
Clubs
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TuS Berne (1999–2002)- CVJM Hamburg (2002–2003)
- TV Fischbek Hamburg (2003–2006)
- NA Hamburg (2006–2007)
Unicom Starker Kerakoll Sassuolo (2007–2008)- Asystel Volley Novara (2008–2010)
Zarechie Odintsovo (2010–2011)
Atom Trefl Sopot (2011–2012)- Yamamay Busto Arsizio (2012–2013)
Azerrail Baku (2013–2014)
Shanghai (2014–2015)- Pomi Casalmaggiore (2015–2016)
Awards
editIndividuals
edit- 2009 European Championships "Best Scorer"
- 2010 German Volleyball Player of the Year
- 2011 European Championship "Best Spiker"
- 2011 German Volleyball Player of the Year
- 2012 German Volleyball Player of the Year
- 2013 Women's European Volleyball League "Best Spiker"
- 2013 Women's European Volleyball League "Best Scorer"
- 2013 German Volleyball Player of the Year
- 2014 German Volleyball Player of the Year
Clubs
edit- 2009 CEV Cup –
Champion, with Asystel Volley Novara - 2012–13 CEV Champions League –
Bronze medal, with Yamamay Busto Arsizio - 2015-16 CEV Champions League -
Gold medal, with Pomi Casalmaggiore
References
edit- ^ "Margareta Kozuch in Polish is Małgorzata Kożuch" (in Polish). sportowefakty.pl. Retrieved September 26, 2009.
- ^ a b "Kozuch". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. Retrieved August 27, 2009.
- ^ "Margareta Kozuch". Nationalmannschaften – Frauen. Deutscher Volleyball-Verband. Retrieved September 2, 2009.
- ^ "Margareta Kozuch has Polish roots" (in Polish). sportowefakty.pl. Retrieved September 26, 2009.
- ^ "Maggie Kozuch: Passion Does Not Depend On Results". Volleyballworld.com. May 27, 2021. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
- ^ Dirk Weitzmann (July 26, 2021). "Olympiasiegerin Ludwig im Achtelfinale". Bild (in German). Retrieved August 1, 2021.
External links
edit- Margareta Kozuch at FIVB.com
- Margareta Kozuch at FIVB.org World Grand Prix 2009
- Margareta Kozuch at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Margareta Kozuch at the Beach Volleyball Database
- Margareta Anna Kozuch at Italian League (archived)
- Margareta Kozuch at Olympedia (archive)
- Margareta Kozuch at Olympics.com
- Margareta Kozuch at Team Deutschland (in German)
- Official website
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