Kimberly Hill

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Kimberly Hill
Kimberly Hill 2016 (cropped).jpg
Hill in 2016
Personal information
Full nameKimberly Hill
NicknameKimmy, Kim Hill
NationalityAmerican
Born (1989-11-30) November 30, 1989 (age 32)
Portland, Oregon, U.S.
HometownPortland, Oregon, U.S
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Spike320 cm (126 in)
Block310 cm (122 in)
College(s)Pepperdine University
Volleyball information
PositionOutside Hitter
Current clubItaly Imoco Volley Conegliano
Number15
Career
YearsTeams
2013–2014Poland Atom Trefl Sopot
2014–2015Italy AGIL Volley Novara
2015–2017Turkey Vakıfbank Istanbul
2017–2021Italy Imoco Volley Conegliano
National team
2013–2021United States United States
Medal record
Volleyball
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Team
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2014 Italy Team
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2019 Japan Team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Japan Team
World Grand Champions Cup
Silver medal – second place 2013 Japan Team
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Japan Team
NORCECA Championship
Silver medal – second place 2019 San Juan Team
World Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2015 Omaha Team
Silver medal – second place 2016 Bangkok Team
FIVB Nations League
Gold medal – first place 2018 Nanjing Team
Gold medal – first place 2021 Rimini Team

Kimberly Hill (born November 30, 1989) is an American volleyball player for Imoco Volley and a former member of the United States women's national volleyball team. She is a gold medalist of the 2014 World Championship, and a bronze medalist of the 2016 Olympic Games and 2015 World Cup.[1] In 2021, she became a gold medalist at the 2020 Summer Olympics[2] in Tokyo.

Early life[]

Kimberly Hill was born to Bradd and Terri Hill. She has three siblings: Kelsey Hill, Shelby Hill, and Caitlin Volk.

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]

Clubs[]

Awards[]

Individual[]

Clubs[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Player's biography". FIVB. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
  2. ^ "Volleyball HILL Kimberly - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". .. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  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 October 8, 2020.
  5. ^ Benedetti, Valeria (October 12, 2014). "Volley, Mondiale: Usa batte Cina 3–1". La Gazzetta dello sport (in Italian). Milan, Italy. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
  6. ^ "USA's Kim Hill Honored with World Championship MVP". Milan, Italy: FIVB. May 11, 2014. Retrieved May 11, 2014.
  7. ^ "USA win first World Championship title, China and Brazil complete the podium". Milan, Italy: CEV. May 11, 2014. Archived from the original on October 19, 2014. Retrieved May 11, 2014.
  8. ^ "Brazil win record 11th title in World Grand Prix". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  9. ^ "VakifBank take 3rd Champions League title after 3–0 win against Imoco". Treviso, Italy: CEV. April 23, 2017. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  10. ^ "Champions League: Le migliori della Final Four. Zhu MVP" (in Italian). Volleyball.it. April 23, 2017. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  11. ^ "All Star Game: A Bergamo la sfida Selezione Italia vs Resto del Mondo" (in Italian). Bergamo: Volleyball.it. December 18, 2017. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
  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.

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Awards
Preceded by Most Valuable Player of
World Championship
2014 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
-
 Best Outside Hitter of
World Championship
2014
ex aequo China Zhu Ting 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Best Outside Hitter of
FIVB World Grand Prix
2016
ex aequo Brazil Sheilla Castro 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Best Outside Hitter of
CEV Champions League
2015–2016
ex aequo South Korea Kim Yeon-Koung
2016–2017
ex aequo United States Kelsey Robinson
2017–2018
ex aequo China Zhu Ting 		Succeeded by
TBD
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