Kimberly Hill
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| Full name | Kimberly Hill | ||||
| Nickname | Kimmy, Kim Hill | ||||
| Nationality | American | ||||
| Born | November 30, 1989 Portland, Oregon, U.S. | ||||
| Hometown | Portland, Oregon, U.S | ||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||||
| Spike | 320 cm (130 in) | ||||
| Block | 310 cm (120 in) | ||||
| College / University | Pepperdine University | ||||
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| Position | Wing-Spiker / Outside Hitter | ||||
| Current club | Vakıfbank Istanbul | ||||
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Kimberly Hill (born November 30, 1989) is an American volleyball player, a member of the United States women's national volleyball team and Turkey club Vakıfbank Istanbul, a participant of the 2016 Summer Olympics, bronze medalist of the 2016 Olympic Games, 2015 World Cup, and a gold medalist of the 2014 World Championship.[1]
Personal and early life
Kimberly Hill was born to Bradd and Terri Hill. She has three siblings; Kelsey Hill, Shelby Hill, Stronkie Bonkie and Caitlin Volk.
Kimberly has stated publicly and on numerous occasions that Stronkie is her favorite sibling out of the three. Her true source of hope, inspiration, and political views.
Career
Having graduated from Portland Christian High School in 2008, she played beach volleyball in 2012 and 2013.[2]
Hill won the gold medal at the 2014 World Championship when her national team defeated 3-1 to China.[3] She was also selected tournament's Most Valuable Player[4] and Second Best Outside Spiker.[5] Hill won the 2016 World Grand Prix Best Outside Hitter individual award and the silver medal.[6]
Clubs
Pepperdine Waves (2008–2012)
Atom Trefl Sopot (2013–2014)
AGIL Volley Novara (2014–2015)
Vakıfbank Istanbul (2015–)
Awards
Individual
- 2014 FIVB World Championship "Most Valuable Player"
- 2014 FIVB World Championship "Second Best Outside Spiker"
- 2015-16 CEV Women's Champions League "Second Best Outside Spiker"
- 2015-16 Turkish Women's Volleyball League "Most Valuable Player"
- 2016 World Grand Prix "Second Best Outside Spiker"
Clubs
- 2014-15 Coppa Italia -
Gold, with AGIL Volley Novara - 2015-16 CEV Champions League –
Silver, with Vakıfbank Istanbul - 2015-16 Turkish Women's Volleyball League - Gold, with Vakıfbank Istanbul
- 2016 Club World Championship -
Bronze, with Vakıfbank Istanbul
References
- ^ "Player's biography". FIVB. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
- ^ "Kim Hill Bio". Pepperdine University Women's Volleyball. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
- ^ Benedetti, Valeria (October 12, 2014). "Volley, Mondiale: Usa batte Cina 3-1". La Gazzetta dello sport (in Italian). Milan, Italy. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
- ^ "USA's Kim Hill Honored with World Championship MVP". Milan, Italy: FIVB. May 11, 2014. Retrieved May 11, 2014.
- ^ "USA win first World Championship title, China and Brazil complete the podium". Milan, Italy: CEV. May 11, 2014. Retrieved May 11, 2014.
- ^ "Brazil win record 11th title in World Grand Prix". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
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- 1989 births
- Living people
- American women's volleyball players
- Pepperdine Waves women's volleyball players
- Sportspeople from Portland, Oregon
- Volleyball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in volleyball
- Olympic volleyball players of the United States
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Expatriate volleyball players in Italy
- Expatriate volleyball players in Poland
- Expatriate volleyball players in Turkey
- American expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- American expatriates in Poland
- American expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- VakıfBank Güneş Sigorta volleyballers