| Kimberley Oden | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Nickname | Kim | ||
| Nationality | American | ||
| 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) | ||
| National team | |||
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Medal record | |||
Kimberley Yvette "Kim" Oden (born May 6, 1964, in Birmingham, Alabama)[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] She was selected as the AVCA Player of the Year in 1985.[3] In 1985, she 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, Korea, 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, Spain.[2]
Oden helped the national team win a bronze medal at the 1987 Pan American Games.[1] She participated at the 1990 FIVB World Championship, winning a bronze medal and being selected as the "Best Blocker".[7] She also participated at the 1994 FIVB World Championship.[8]
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.[9][10]
Oden is currently the guidance counselor at a local high school.[10]
Originally a Southern California resident of Irvine,[11] Oden now resides in Palo Alto.[12] Her sisters, Elaina and Beverly, are also Olympians who played on the national volleyball team.[2]
