Kimberly Hill

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Kimberly Hill
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Hill in 2016
Personal information
Full nameKimberly Hill
NicknameKimmy, Kim Hill
NationalityAmerican
Born (1989-11-30) November 30, 1989 (age 34)
Portland, Oregon, U.S.
HometownPortland, Oregon, U.S
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Spike320 cm (126 in)
Block310 cm (122 in)
College / University Pepperdine University
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Number15
Career
YearsTeams
2013–2014 Flag of Poland.svg Atom Trefl Sopot
2014–2015 Flag of Italy.svg AGIL Volley Novara
2015–2017 Flag of Turkey.svg Vakıfbank Istanbul
2017–2021 Flag of Italy.svg Imoco Volley Conegliano
National team
2013–2021 Flag of the United States.svg United States

Kimberly Hill (born November 30, 1989) is an American former professional volleyball player who played as an outside hitter for the United States women's national volleyball team. Hill won gold with the national team at the 2014 World Championship and the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, and bronze at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. [1] [2]

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Early life

Kimberly Hill was born in Portland, Oregon to Bradd and Terri Hill. She has three siblings: Kelsey Hill, Shelby Hill, and Caitlin Volk.

Career

Hill graduated from Portland Christian High School in 2008. She played four years of indoor volleyball (2008-11) for Pepperdine University and two years of beach volleyball (2012-13). [3]

Hill was the first college volleyball player to earn AVCA All-American first team honors in both indoor and beach. She received the accolades in 2011 with the indoor squad, and in 2012 and 2013 on the beach. Hill was also the 2011 West Coast Conference Player of the Year and the WCC's Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year. She was a member of the inaugural AVCA national champions in the sport of beach volleyball in 2012. [4]

Hill won a gold medal at the 2014 World Championship when the USA national team defeated China 3–1. [5] She was also selected tournament's Most Valuable Player [6] and Second Best Outside Spiker. [7] Hill won the 2016 World Grand Prix Best Outside Hitter individual award and the silver medal. [8]

Hill won the 2016–17 CEV Champions League gold medal with VakıfBank Istanbul when her team defeated the Italian Imoco Volley Conegliano 3–0 [9] and she was also awarded Best Outside Spiker. [10] She was selected to play the Italian League All-Star game in 2017. [11]

On June 7, 2021, US National Team head coach Karch Kiraly announced she would be part of the 12-player Olympic roster for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. [12] Hill saw action as a serving specialist, and won the gold medal with her team. Shortly after the Olympic Games concluded, she officially announced her retirement from the US National Team. [13]

In January 2022, Long Beach State athletics announced that Hill joined the Women's volleyball coaching staff. [14]

Clubs

Awards

Individual

Clubs

National team

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References

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  2. "Volleyball HILL Kimberly". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  3. "Kim Hill Bio". Pepperdine University Women's Volleyball. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
  4. "Kim Hill - Women's Volleyball". Pepperdine University Athletics. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  5. Benedetti, Valeria (October 12, 2014). "Volley, Mondiale: Usa batte Cina 3–1". La Gazzetta dello sport (in Italian). Milan, Italy. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
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Awards
Preceded by Most Valuable Player of
World Championship

2014
Succeeded by
Preceded by
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Best Outside Hitter of
World Championship

2014
ex aequo Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhu Ting
Succeeded by
Preceded by Best Outside Hitter of
FIVB World Grand Prix

2016
ex aequo Flag of Brazil.svg Sheilla Castro
Succeeded by
Preceded by Best Outside Hitter of
CEV Champions League

2015–2016
ex aequo Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Yeon-Koung
2016–2017
ex aequo Flag of the United States.svg Kelsey Robinson
2017–2018
ex aequo Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhu Ting
Succeeded by
TBD