Kim Oden

Kimberley Oden
Personal information
BornKimberley Yvette Oden
(1964-05-06) May 6, 1964 (age 60)
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Height6 ft 2 in (189 cm)
College / UniversityStanford University
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle blocker
Number4 (national team)
National team
1986–1992, 1994United States United States
Medal record
Women's volleyball
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona Team
World Championship
Bronze medal – third place 1990 China Team
Goodwill Games
Silver medal – second place 1994 Saint Petersburg Team
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Indianapolis Team

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]

College

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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]

National team

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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]

Coaching

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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]

Personal life

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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]

Awards

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  • 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

Clubs

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Kim Oden". Olympedia. Archived from the original on July 17, 2023. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Kimberly Yvette Oden". Olympics.com. Archived from the original on August 10, 2023. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Women's Volleyball All-America Teams and Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 5, 2022. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d "Player Bio: Kim Oden". Stanford University Athletics. April 17, 2013. Archived from the original on August 9, 2023. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Past Honda Sports Award Winners for Volleyball". Collegiate Women Sports Awards. Archived from the original on July 29, 2023. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  6. ^ "Kim Oden". Stanford University Athletics. Archived from the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  7. ^ Harvey, Randy (August 21, 1987). "The 1987 Pan American Games : Women's Volleyball : A Bored Cuba Team Takes Time to Top U.S." Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 7, 2024. (subscription required)
  8. ^ Krastev, Todor. "Women Volleyball XI World Championship 1990 Beijing (CHN) – 22.08–01.09 Winner Soviet Union". Todor66.com. Archived from the original on April 23, 2023. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  9. ^ Krastev, Todor. "Women Volleyball XII World Championship 1994 Sao Paulo (BRA) 17-30.10 Winner Cuba". Todor66.com. Archived from the original on June 27, 2015. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
  10. ^ "Stanford Assistant Volleyball Coach Kim Oden Resigns". Stanford University Athletics. June 12, 2002. Archived from the original on July 10, 2012. Retrieved May 12, 2008.
  11. ^ a b "Kim Oden". Positive Coaching Alliance. Archived from the original on May 29, 2023. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  12. ^ "Oden Sisters to Reunite at Notre Dame-North Carolina Volleyball Match". Notre Dame Athletics. October 16, 1997. Archived from the original on September 27, 2016. Retrieved May 12, 2008.
  13. ^ "Women's Volleyball: Kim Oden". Stanford University Athletics. Archived from the original on May 24, 2008. Retrieved May 12, 2008.
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