Felicia Voss-Shafiq

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Felicia Voss-Shafiq
Personal information
Born (1980-04-25) April 25, 1980 (age 44) [1]
Suva, Fiji
Home town Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Sport
Sport Sitting volleyball
Disability class VS1
Medal record
Women's sitting volleyball
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Paris Team
World Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Sarajevo Team
Parapan American Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Toronto Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Lima Team

Felicia Voss-Shafiq (born April 25, 1980) is a Canadian sitting volleyball player.

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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] She won a bronze medal in 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

  1. ↑ "Felicia Voss-Shafiq". Paris 2024 Paralympics . Retrieved September 7, 2024. (alternate link, alternate link 2)
  2. ↑ "Felicia Voss-Shafiq". paralympic.ca. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Historic silver medal for Canada at sitting volleyball world championships". paralympic.ca. November 11, 2022. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Canada's women's sitting volleyball team nominated for Paris 2024 Paralympic Games". paralympic.ca. July 22, 2024. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Canadian women's sitting volleyball team ends Paralympic team sport podium drought". The Chronicle-Journal . September 7, 2024. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
  6. ↑ Naylor, Cornelia (August 31, 2021). "Sitting volleyball 'saved' Burnaby Paralympian after double amputation 10 years ago". Burnaby Now . Retrieved September 7, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Making Canada proud—and delivering support to fellow amputees". canada.ca. April 9, 2024. Retrieved September 7, 2024.


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