Kimberley Oden
Personal information
Born	Kimberley Yvette Oden (1964-05-06)May 6, 1964 (age 61) 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
1986–1992, 1994 United States
Medal record Women'svolleyball Representingthe United States Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona Team World Championship 1990 China Team Goodwill Games 1994 Saint Petersburg Team Pan American Games 1987 Indianapolis Team

Kimberley Yvette "Kim" Oden (born May 6, 1964)^[1] is a formervolleyball player and two-time Olympian who played on theUnited States women's national volleyball team.^[2][1]

Oden was a three-time All-American volleyball player atStanford.^[3] In 1985, she was selected as the AVCA Player of the Year^[3] and won the Honda-Broderick Award (now theHonda Sports Award) as the nation's best female collegiate volleyball player.^[4][5] Oden graduated fromStanford 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 the1988 Summer Olympics inSeoul, 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 the1992 Summer Olympics inBarcelona.^[2]

Oden helped the national team win a bronze medal at the1987 Pan American Games.^[1][7] She participated at the1990 FIVB World Championship, winning a bronze medal and being selected as the "best blocker".^[8] She also competed at the1994 FIVB World Championship.^[9]

Oden was the head volleyball coach atSaint Francis High School inMountain View, California, where in four years she recorded 100 wins and only 34 losses.^[10][11]

Originally aSouthern California resident ofIrvine,^[12] Oden now resides inPalo Alto.^[13] Her sisters,Elaina andBeverly, are also Olympians who played on the national volleyball team.^[2] Oden is currently a high school guidance counselor.^[11]

• Three-time All-American
• Two-time National Player of the Year — 1984, 1985
• Honda-Broderick Award — 1985^[5]
• Three-time Pac-10 Player of the Year — 1983, 1984, and 1985
• Pan American Games bronze medal — 1987
• Player of the Decade on the AVCA's All-Decade Team (1980s) — 1990
• FIVB World Championship bronze medal — 1990
• "Best Blocker" at the FIVB World Championship — 1990
• Cardinal single-match record for most blocks (16)
• Olympic bronze medal — 1992
• Goodwill Games silver medal — 1994
• National Four-Women Pro-Beach Tour MVP — 1995^[1]
• Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame — 1995

• Stanford University (1994)
• Leites Nestlé (1995)
• Beşiktaş JK (women's volleyball) Istanbul (1996)

• United States at the 1992 Summer Olympics

• Kim Oden at Olympics.com
• Kim Oden at theBeach Volleyball Database
• Southern California Indoor Volleyball Hall of Fame
• Olympedia profile: Kim Oden
• Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame profile
• Volleybox.net profile
• Kim Oden Assistant Coach profile (archived)
• Sports Reference profile: Kim Oden (archived)

• 1964 births
• African-American volleyball players
• Living people
• Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in volleyball
• Sportspeople from Birmingham, Alabama
• Sportspeople from Palo Alto, California
• Stanford Cardinal women's volleyball players
• Volleyball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics
• Volleyball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics
• American women's volleyball players
• Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
• Competitors at the 1994 Goodwill Games
• Goodwill Games medalists in volleyball
• 21st-century African-American sportswomen
• 21st-century American sportswomen
• 20th-century African-American sportswomen
• 20th-century American sportswomen
• Volleyball players at the 1987 Pan American Games
• Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games
• Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States in volleyball

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