Kim Oden

Kimberley Yvette "Kim" Oden (born May 6, 1964, in Birmingham, Alabama)[1] is a former volleyball player and two-time Olympian who played on the United States women's national volleyball team.[2][1]

Kimberley Oden
Personal information
NicknameKim
NationalityAmerican
BornKimberley Yvette Oden
(1964-05-06) May 6, 1964
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 place1992 BarcelonaTeam
World Championship
Bronze medal – third place 1990 ChinaTeam
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Indianapolis Team
Goodwill Games
Silver medal – second place1994 St. PetersburgTeam

College

Oden was a three-time All-American volleyball player at Stanford.[3] She was selected as the AVCA Player of the Year in 1985.[3] In 1985, she 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

Oden was named the Olympic team captain in 1988 and 1992.[4] At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea, 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, Spain.[2]

Oden helped the national team win a bronze medal at the 1987 Pan American Games.[1] She participated at the 1990 FIVB World Championship, winning a bronze medal and being selected as the "Best Blocker".[7] She also participated at the 1994 FIVB World Championship.[8]

Coaching

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.[9][10]

Personal life

Oden is currently the guidance counselor at a local high school.[10]

Originally a Southern California resident of Irvine,[11] Oden now resides in Palo Alto.[12] Her sisters, Elaina and Beverly, are also Olympians who played on the national volleyball team.[2]

Awards
  • 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
  • National Four-Women Pro-Beach Tour MVP 1995[1]
  • Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame 1995

Clubs

See also

References
  1. "Kim Oden". Olympedia. Archived from the original on July 17, 2023. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  2. "KIMBERLY YVETTE ODEN". Olympics.com. Archived from the original on August 10, 2023. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  3. "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. "Player Bio: Kim Oden". GoStanford.com. April 17, 2013. Archived from the original on August 9, 2023. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  5. "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". Gostanford.com. Archived from the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. "Stanford Assistant Volleyball Coach Kim Oden Resigns". GoStanford.com. June 12, 2002. Archived from the original on July 10, 2012. Retrieved May 12, 2008.
  10. "Kim Oden". Positive Coaching Alliance. Archived from the original on May 29, 2023. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  11. "Oden Sisters to Reunite at Notre Dame-North Carolina Volleyball Match". UND.com. October 16, 1997. Archived from the original on September 27, 2016. Retrieved May 12, 2008.
  12. "Women's Volleyball: Kim Oden". GoStanford.com. Archived from the original on May 24, 2008. Retrieved May 12, 2008.

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