Kim Oden
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Kimberley Oden (born May 16, 1964, California) is a former USA National volleyball player.
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 resides in Palo Alto. She is currently an assistant volleyball coach at Stanford.
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- 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
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