Julie Kozun

Julie Kozun (born 23 December 1999) is a Canadian sitting volleyball player (VS1 sitting volleyball classification). She is a member of the Canada women's national sitting volleyball team and her club Melfort Storm Volleyball Club.[1][2][3]

Life

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When she was six years old she broke her right femur in a tobogganing accident. She played volleyball while at school with Melfort Storm in Saskatchewan. In 2015 when she was 15 years old, she had a lawnmower accident, that resulted in a left leg amputation below the knee.

She started playing with the national team in early 2017. She played at the 2018 World Championship in the Netherlands finishing 7th. With the national team she placed 4th at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[4][5][6]

Kozun is ambassador for Canadian non-profit organisation "The War Amps", supporting people with limb deficiencies. She was awarded the Certificate of Appreciation by the mayor of Melfort in 2018.[7]

Kozun studies Agricultural Studies at the University of Saskatchewan.[8]

References

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  1. ↑ Rolheiser, Angie. "Northeast Sask. athlete heading to Tokyo for Paralympics". battlefordsNOW. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  2. ↑ "Kozun takes big role on sitting volleyball team at Paralympics". SaskToday.ca. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  3. ↑ "Saskatoon athlete gets second chance with sitting volleyball". cbc.
  4. ↑ "Julie Kozun". Volleyball Canada. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  5. ↑ Sumner, Rory (2021-09-01). "Canadian sitting volleyball stars serve up semifinal date with China". The Toronto Observer. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  6. ↑ Rolheiser, Angie. "Northeast Sask. athlete heading to Tokyo for Paralympics". battlefordsNOW. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  7. ↑ "Kozun | Canadian Paralympic Committee". paralympic.ca. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  8. ↑ "Julie Kozun – CAN - A story of transition" (PDF). worldparavolley.org.