For the fictional character, see Kimberly Hill (Arrowverse).
Kimberly Hill
FullnameKimberly Hill
Birth dateNovember 30, 1989 (age 36)
Birth placePortland, Oregon, U.S.
HometownPortland, Oregon, U.S
Height1.93 m
Weight72 kg
Spike320 cm
Block310 cm
CollegePepperdine University
PositionOutside hitter
Teamnumber15
Years 12013–2014
Team 1Atom Trefl Sopot
Years 22014–2015
Team 2AGIL Volley Novara
Years 32015–2017
Team 3Vakıfbank Istanbul
Years 42017–2021
Team 4Imoco Volley Conegliano
Nationalyears2013–2021
NationalteamUnited States
Medaltemplates-titleMedal record

Kimberly Hill (born November 30, 1989) is an American former professional volleyball player who played as an outside hitter for the United States women's national volleyball team. Hill won gold with the national team at the 2014 World Championship and the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, and bronze at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.[1][2]

Early life

Kimberly Hill was born in Portland, Oregon to Bradd and Terri Hill. She has three siblings: Kelsey Hill, Shelby Hill, and Caitlin Volk.[citation needed]

Career

Hill graduated from Portland Christian High School in 2008. She played four years of indoor volleyball (2008–11) for Pepperdine University and two years of beach volleyball (2012–13).[3]

Hill was the first college volleyball player to earn AVCA All-American first team honors in both indoor and beach. She received the accolades in 2011 with the indoor squad, and in 2012 and 2013 on the beach. Hill was also the 2011 West Coast Conference Player of the Year and the WCC's Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year. She was a member of the inaugural AVCA national champions in the sport of beach volleyball in 2012.[4]

Hill won a gold medal at the 2014 World Championship when the USA national team defeated China 3–1.[5] She was also selected tournament's Most Valuable Player[6] and Second Best Outside Spiker.[7] Hill won the 2016 World Grand Prix Best Outside Hitter individual award and the silver medal.[8]

Hill won the 2016–17 CEV Champions League gold medal with VakıfBank Istanbul when her team defeated the Italian Imoco Volley Conegliano 3–0[9] and she was also awarded Best Outside Spiker.[10] She was selected to play the Italian League All-Star game in 2017.[11]

On June 7, 2021, US National Team head coach Karch Kiraly announced she would be part of the 12-player Olympic roster for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[12] Hill saw action as a serving specialist, and won the gold medal with her team. Shortly after the Olympic Games concluded, she officially announced her retirement from the US National Team.[13]

In January 2022, Long Beach State athletics announced that Hill joined the Women's volleyball coaching staff.[14]

Clubs

Awards

Individual

Clubs

National team

References

  1. ^ "Player's biography". FIVB. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
  2. ^ "Volleyball HILL Kimberly". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
  3. ^ "Kim Hill Bio". Pepperdine University Women's Volleyball. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
  4. ^ "Kim Hill - Women's Volleyball". Pepperdine University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
  5. ^ Benedetti, Valeria (2014-10-12). "Volley, Mondiale: Usa batte Cina 3–1" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello sport. Retrieved 2014-10-12.
  6. ^ "USA's Kim Hill Honored with World Championship MVP". Milan, Italy: FIVB. 2014-05-11. Retrieved 2014-05-11.
  7. ^ "USA win first World Championship title, China and Brazil complete the podium". Milan, Italy: CEV. 2014-05-11. Archived from the original on October 19, 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-11.
  8. ^ "Brazil win record 11th title in World Grand Prix". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  9. ^ "VakifBank take 3rd Champions League title after 3–0 win against Imoco". Treviso, Italy: CEV. 2017-04-23. Archived from the original on April 24, 2017. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
  10. ^ "Champions League: Le migliori della Final Four. Zhu MVP" (in Italian). Volleyball.it. 2017-04-23. Archived from the original on April 24, 2017. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
  11. ^ "All Star Game: A Bergamo la sfida Selezione Italia vs Resto del Mondo" (in Italian). Bergamo: Volleyball.it. 2017-12-18. Archived from the original on April 26, 2019. Retrieved 2017-12-25.
  12. ^ "USAV Announces U.S. Olympic Women's Volleyball Team". USA Volleyball. June 7, 2021. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  13. ^ "USA W: Kimberly Hill announced her retirement from the national team". World of Volley. August 12, 2021. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  14. ^ "Olympic Gold Medalist Kim Hill to Join LBSU Women’s Volleyball as Volunteer Assistant Coach". Long Beach State athletics. 2022-01-24. Retrieved 2023-03-29.