Kim Oden

Kim Oden

Kimberley ("Kim") Yvette Oden (born May 16, 1964 in Birmingham, Alabama) is a former USA National volleyball player.

Biography

She graduated from Stanford in 1986 with a degree in Public Policy, and then went on to play on the U.S. National Team (1986-92, '94). She was named Olympic team captain in 1988 and 1992.

At the 1988 Seoul Summer Olympics, Oden was voted "Best Hitter," tallying the highest hitting percentage during the games.

In 1992, she was on the U.S. women's team that won a bronze medal at the Barcelona Summer Olympics in Spain. Oden is currently the head volleyball coach at Saint Francis High School in Mountain View, California [cite web | url=http://gostanford.cstv.com/sports/w-volley/spec-rel/061202aaa.html | author= | title=Stanford Assistant Volleyball Coach Kim Oden Resigns | date=2002-06-12 | publisher=Stanford University Official Athletic Site | accessdate=2008-05-12 ]

Originally a Southern California resident of Irvine [ cite web | url=http://und.cstv.com/sports/w-volley/spec-rel/nd-w-volley-spec-rel28.html | title=Oden Sisters to Reunite at Notre Dame-North Carolina Volleyball Match | date=1997-10-16 | publisher=Notre Dame Fighting Irish, The Official Athletic Site | accessdate=2008-05-12 ] , Oden now resides in the northern part of the state in Palo Alto. [ cite web | url=http://gostanford.cstv.com/sports/w-volley/mtt/oden_kim00.html | title=Women's Volleyball: Kim Oden | date= | publisher=Standford University Official Atheltic Site | accessdate=2008-05-12 ]

Awards

* Three-time All-American
* National Player of the Year in 1984 and 1985
* Honda/Broderick Award in 1985
* Pac-10 Player of the Year in 1983, 1984 and 1985
* 1990, Player of the Decade on the AVCA's All-Decade Team (1980s)
* Holds the Cardinal single-match record for most blocks (16)
* Voted MVP in 1995 in the National Four-Women Pro-Beach Tour

ee also

* United States at the 1992 Summer Olympics

References

External links

* [http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1964/may_6_1964_128245.html Play of the decade]
* [http://gostanford.cstv.com/sports/w-volley/mtt/oden_kim00.html Stanford bio]


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