Kim Oden

Kimberley Yvette "Kim" Oden is a former volleyball player and two-time Olympian who played on the United States women's national [volleyball team].

College

Oden was a three-time All-American volleyball player at Stanford. In 1985, she was selected as the AVCA Player of the Year and won the Honda-Broderick Award as the nation's best female collegiate volleyball player. Oden graduated from Stanford in 1986 with a degree in public policy, and then went on to play with the United States national team.
In 1995, Oden was inducted into the Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame.

Oden was named the Olympic team captain in 1988 and 1992. At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Oden was selected as the "best hitter", tallying the highest hitting percentage during the Games. Four years later, she won a bronze medal with the national team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.
Oden helped the national team win a bronze medal at the 1987 [Pan American Games]. She participated at the 1990 FIVB Volleyball [Women's World Championship|1990 FIVB World Championship], winning a bronze medal and being selected as the "best blocker". She also competed at the 1994 FIVB World Championship.

Oden was the head volleyball coach at Saint Francis [High School (Mountain View)|Saint Francis High School] in Mountain View, California, where in four years she recorded 100 wins and only 34 losses.

Originally a Southern California resident of Irvine, Oden now resides in Palo Alto. Her sisters, Elaina and Beverly, are also Olympians who played on the national volleyball team. Oden is currently a high school guidance counselor.