Kim Oden


Kimberley Yvette "Kim" Oden is a former USA National volleyball player. She was part of the United States women's national volleyball team.

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. She was named Olympic team captain in 1988 and 1992. In 1985, she won the Honda-Broderick Award as the nation's best female collegiate volleyball player.
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. She participated at the 1994 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, and at the 1990 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship. On club level she played with Stanford University.
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