Kim Oden

Kim Oden
Personal information
Born	Kimberley Yvette Oden May 6, 1964 (1964-05-06) (age 60) Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Medal record Women's Volleyball Representing the United States Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona Volleyball

Kimberley Yvette "Kim" Oden (born May 6, 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 was the head volleyball coach at Saint Francis High School in Mountain View, California During her four years coaching there, she recorded 100 wins and only 34 losses which took her teams to many CCS and Nor Cal Finals. Today, she is the Guidance and Counseling Director at the high school and occasionally announces Stanford volleyball matches.

Originally a Southern California resident of Irvine, Oden now resides in Palo Alto. Her sisters Elaina and Beverly were also outstanding volleyball players.

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

See also

• United States at the 1992 Summer Olympics

External links

• Play of the decade
• Stanford bio