| Kimberley Oden | |||
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| Born | Kimberley Yvette Oden May 6, 1964 Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (189 cm) | ||
| College / University | Stanford University | ||
| Volleyball information | |||
| Position | Middle blocker | ||
| Number | 4 (national team) | ||
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Kimberley Yvette "Kim" Oden (born May 6, 1964) [1] is a former volleyball player and two-time Olympian who played on the United States women's national volleyball team. [2] [1]
Oden was a three-time All-American volleyball player at Stanford. [3] In 1985, she was selected as the AVCA Player of the Year [3] and won the Honda-Broderick Award (now the Honda Sports Award) as the nation's best female collegiate volleyball player. [4] [5] Oden graduated from Stanford in 1986 with a degree in public policy, and then went on to play with the United States national team (1986–92, '94). [4]
In 1995, Oden was inducted into the Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame. [6]
Oden was named the Olympic team captain in 1988 and 1992. [4] At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Oden was selected as the "best hitter", tallying the highest hitting percentage during the Games. [4] Four years later, she won a bronze medal with the national team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. [2]
Oden helped the national team win a bronze medal at the 1987 Pan American Games. [1] [7] She participated at the 1990 FIVB World Championship, winning a bronze medal and being selected as the "best blocker". [8] She also competed at the 1994 FIVB World Championship. [9]
Oden was the head volleyball coach at Saint Francis High School in Mountain View, California, where in four years she recorded 100 wins and only 34 losses. [10] [11]
Originally a Southern California resident of Irvine, [12] Oden now resides in Palo Alto. [13] Her sisters, Elaina and Beverly, are also Olympians who played on the national volleyball team. [2] Oden is currently a high school guidance counselor. [11]
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