| Beverly Oden | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Beverly Jean Oden | ||
| Born | March 9, 1971 (1971-03-09) (age 54) Millington, Tennessee, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| College / University | Stanford University | ||
| Volleyball information | |||
| Position | Middle blocker | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| National team | |||
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Honours | |||
Beverly ("Bev") Oden (born March 9, 1971) is a formervolleyball player from theUnited States. She played middle blocker for theUnited States women's national volleyball team at the1996 Summer Olympics inAtlanta.[1]
Among her achievements, Oden helped the United States win silver medals at the1994 Goodwill Games inSaint Petersburg and the1995 Pan American Games inMar del Plata.[1]
Oden played volleyball forStanford University as a middle blocker and was named the 1990 NCAA Player of the Year.[2][3] Oden was the first to be named to the AVCA All-America first-team all four years of her collegiate eligibility (1989–1992).[4] In 1991, she won the Honda-Broderick Award (now theHonda Sports Award) as the nation's best female collegiate volleyball player.[5]
In 2001, Oden was inducted into the Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame.[6]
Oden's sisters,Kim andElaina, were also Olympians who played on the United States national volleyball team.[3]
Oden made the news in 2007 when she was held in custody byOrange County sheriff deputies near her hometown ofIrvine, California in relation to a reported incident.[7] She was released after being questioned and spending an hour and a half inside apolice car.[7] She was found to have no connection with the incident in question, and her ordeal prompted local community leaders to form the Oden Commission to hold discussions onracial profiling between residents andlaw enforcement.[7][8]
1996 USA Olympic Volleyball Team (Men's beach - Gold & Silver medals) | ||
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| Men's beach | ||
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