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Kimberly Hill
For the fictional character, see Kimberly Hill (Arrowverse).

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]

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Kimberly Hill
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Personal information
Full nameKimberly Hill
NicknameKimmy, Kim Hill
Born (1989-11-30) November 30, 1989 (age 35)
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 / UniversityPepperdine University
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Number15
Career
YearsTeams
2013–2014 Atom Trefl Sopot
2014–2015 AGIL Volley Novara
2015–2017 Vakıfbank Istanbul
2017–2021 Imoco Volley Conegliano
National team
2013–2021 United States
Medal record
Volleyball
Olympic Games
2020 TokyoTeam
2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
World Championship
2014 ItalyTeam
World Cup
2019 JapanTeam
2015 JapanTeam
World Grand Champions Cup
2013 Japan Team
2017 Japan Team
World Grand Prix
2015 OmahaTeam
2016 BangkokTeam
FIVB Nations League
2018 NanjingTeam
2021 RiminiTeam
NORCECA Championship
2019 San Juan Team
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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.

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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]

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