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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 townBurnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Sport
SportSitting volleyball
Disability classVS1
Medal record
Women's sitting volleyball
Representing  Canada
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Team
World Championship
Silver medal – second place 2022 Sarajevo Team
Parapan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Toronto Team
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lima Team

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

Early life

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Voss-Shafiq was born and raised in Fiji before moving to San Francisco, California at 12 years old.[2]

Career

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "Felicia Voss-Shafiq". Paris 2024 Paralympics. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
  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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