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Full name | Margareta Anna Kozuch | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | German | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Hamburg, West Germany | 30 October 1986|||||||||||||||||||||||
Hometown | Hamburg, Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Spike | 309 cm (122 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Block | 297 cm (117 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Wing Spiker | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Number | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Last updated: October 2011 |
Margareta "Maggie" Kozuch (Polish: Małgorzata Kożuch;[1] born 30 October 1986) is a German female volleyball player who played for Atom Trefl Sopot, and previously played as a wing-spiker for TuS Berne Hamburg, CVMJ Hamburg,[2] TV Fischbek (who changed their name to NA Hamburg), and Unicom Starker Kerakoll Sassuolo.
She was Hamburg's sportswoman of the year in 2005.[3] She represented the German women's national volleyball team in the FIVB World Grand Prix 2009.[2]
She was German sportswoman of the year in 2010. She is of Polish origin.[4]
Beach Volleyball
After a successful career playing indoor volleyball, Kozuch switched to beach volleyball in 2017. She teamed up with Olympics veteran, Laura Ludwig, winning the World Tour Finals in 2019.[5]
In 2021, Ludwig and Kozuch represented Germany at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo that had been delayed due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic.[6] The pair reached the quarter finals losing to the Americans April Ross and Alix Klineman.
Clubs
TuS Berne (1999–2002)
CVJM Hamburg (2002–2003)
TV Fischbek Hamburg (2003–2006)
NA Hamburg (2006–2007)
Unicom Starker Kerakoll Sassuolo (2007–2008)
Asystel Volley Novara (2008–2010)
Zarechie Odintsovo (2010–2011)
Atom Trefl Sopot (2011–2012)
Yamamay Busto Arsizio (2012–2013)
Azerrail Baku (2013–2014)
Shanghai (2014–2015)
Pomi Casalmaggiore (2015–2016)
Awards
Individuals
- 2009 European Championships "Best Scorer"
- 2010 German Volleyball Player of the Year
- 2011 European Championship "Best Spiker"
- 2011 German Volleyball Player of the Year
- 2012 German Volleyball Player of the Year
- 2013 Women's European Volleyball League "Best Spiker"
- 2013 Women's European Volleyball League "Best Scorer"
- 2013 German Volleyball Player of the Year
- 2014 German Volleyball Player of the Year
Clubs
- 2009 CEV Cup –
Champion, with Asystel Volley Novara
- 2012–13 CEV Champions League –
Bronze medal, with Yamamay Busto Arsizio
- 2015-16 CEV Champions League -
Gold medal, with Pomi Casalmaggiore
References
- ↑ "Margareta Kozuch in Polish is Małgorzata Kożuch" (in Polish). sportowefakty.pl. Retrieved September 26, 2009.
- 1 2 "Kozuch". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. Retrieved August 27, 2009.
- ↑ "Margareta Kozuch". Nationalmannschaften – Frauen. Deutscher Volleyball-Verband. Retrieved September 2, 2009.
- ↑ "Margareta Kozuch has Polish roots" (in Polish). sportowefakty.pl. Retrieved September 26, 2009.
- ↑ "Maggie Kozuch: Passion Does Not Depend On Results". Volleyballworld.com. May 27, 2021. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
- ↑ Dirk Weitzmann (July 26, 2021). "Olympiasiegerin Ludwig im Achtelfinale". Bild (in German). Retrieved August 1, 2021.
External links
- Margareta Kozuch at the FIVB beach volleyball database
- Margareta Kozuch at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Margareta Kozuch at the Beach Volleyball Database
- Margareta Kozuch at Olympedia
- Margareta Kozuch at Olympics.com
- Margareta Kozuch at the Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund (in German)
- FIVB Profile
- Italian League Profile
- Official website