Felicia Voss-Shafiq Explained

Felicia Voss-Shafiq
Birth Date:April 25, 1980[1]
Birth Place:Suva, Fiji
Hometown:Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Sport:Sitting volleyball
Disability Class:VS1

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] 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]

Notes and References

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