Canadian sitting volleyball player (born 1980)
Felicia Voss-Shafiq (born April 25, 1980) is a Canadian sitting volleyball player.
Early life
Voss-Shafiq was born and raised in Fiji before moving to San Francisco , California at 12 years old.[ 2]
Career
Voss-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] sitting volleyball , Canada's first ever medal in the event.[ 5]
Personal life
In 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
^ "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 . 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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