{{short description|American volleyball player (born 1989)}} {{for|the fictional character|Kimberly Hill (Arrowverse)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2015}} {{Infobox volleyball biography | name = Kimberly Hill | image = Kimberly Hill 2016 (cropped).jpg | image_size = 180px | caption = Hill in 2016 | fullname = Kimberly Hill | nickname = Kimmy, Kim Hill | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|11|30}} | birth_place = [[Portland, Oregon]], U.S. | hometown = Portland, Oregon, U.S | height = 1.93 m | weight = 72 kg | spike = 320 cm | block = 310 cm | college = [[Pepperdine University]] | position = Outside hitter | currentclub = | teamnumber = 15 | years1 = 2013–2014 | team1 = {{flagicon|POL}} [[Atom Trefl Sopot]] | years2 = 2014–2015 | team2 = {{flagicon|ITA}} [[AGIL Volley Novara]] | years3 = 2015–2017 | team3 = {{flagicon|TUR}} [[Vakıfbank Spor Kulübü|Vakıfbank Istanbul]] | years4 = 2017–2021 | team4 = {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Imoco Volley Conegliano]] | nationalyears = 2013–2021 | nationalteam = {{flagicon|USA}} [[United States women's national volleyball team|United States]] | medaltemplates-title = Medal record | medaltemplates ={{MedalSport | [[Volleyball]]}} {{MedalCompetition|[[Olympic Games]]}} {{MedalGold|[[Volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|2020 Tokyo]]|[[Volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's team rosters#Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svgUnited States|Team]]}} {{MedalBronze|[[Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|2016 Rio de Janeiro]]|[[Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's team rosters#United States|Team]]}} {{MedalCompetition|[[FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship|World Championship]]}} {{MedalGold|[[2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship|2014 Italy]]|[[2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship squads# United States|Team]]}} {{MedalCompetition|[[FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup|World Cup]]}} {{MedalSilver|[[2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup|2019 Japan]]|[[2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup squads#.C2.A0United States|Team]]}} {{MedalBronze|[[2015 FIVB Women's World Cup|2015 Japan]]|[[2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup squads#.C2.A0United States|Team]]}} {{MedalCompetition|[[Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup|World Grand Champions Cup]]}} {{MedalSilver| [[2013 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Grand Champions Cup|2013 Japan]] |[[2013 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup squads# United States|Team]]}} {{MedalBronze| [[2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Grand Champions Cup|2017 Japan]] |[[2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Grand Champions Cup squads# United States|Team]]}} {{MedalCompetition|[[FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix|World Grand Prix]]}} {{MedalGold|[[2015 FIVB World Grand Prix|2015 Omaha]]|[[2015 FIVB World Grand Prix squads# United States|Team]]}} {{MedalSilver|[[2016 FIVB World Grand Prix|2016 Bangkok]]|[[2016 FIVB World Grand Prix squads# United States|Team]]}} {{MedalCompetition|[[FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League|FIVB Nations League]]}} {{MedalGold|[[2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League|2018 Nanjing]]|[[2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League squads# United States|Team]]}} {{MedalGold|[[2021 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League|2021 Rimini]]|[[2021 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League squads#United States|Team]]}} {{MedalCompetition | [[NORCECA Women's Volleyball Championship|NORCECA Championship]] }} {{MedalSilver| [[2019 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship|2019 San Juan]] | Team }} }} '''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 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship|2014 World Championship]] and the [[2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics]], and bronze at the [[Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|2016 Rio Olympic Games]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fivb.org/EN/volleyball/competitions/WorldGrandPrix/2013/Players.asp?Tourn=WGP2013&Team=USA&No=142658 |title=Player's biography |publisher=[[FIVB]] |access-date=October 11, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Volleyball HILL Kimberly|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/volleyball/athlete-profile-n1298736-hill-kimberly.htm|url-status=dead|access-date=2021-07-26|work=Tokyo 2020 Olympics|publisher=[[Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games]]|language=en-us|archive-date=July 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726181935/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/volleyball/athlete-profile-n1298736-hill-kimberly.htm}}</ref>
==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.{{cn|date=June 2025}}
==Career== Hill graduated from [[Portland Christian Junior/Senior High School|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).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pepperdinesports.com/sports/w-volley/mtt/kim_hill_648345.html |title=Kim Hill Bio |publisher=Pepperdine University Women's Volleyball |access-date=October 11, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303233003/http://www.pepperdinesports.com/sports/w-volley/mtt/kim_hill_648345.html |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kim Hill - Women's Volleyball|url=https://pepperdinewaves.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/kim-hill/1919|access-date=2020-10-08|website=Pepperdine University Athletics|language=en}}</ref>
Hill won a gold medal at the [[2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship|2014 World Championship]] when the USA national team defeated China 3–1.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Volley/12-10-2014/volley-mondiale-usa-batte-cina-3-1-90723575433.shtml |title=Volley, Mondiale: Usa batte Cina 3–1 |newspaper=La Gazzetta dello sport |last=Benedetti |first=Valeria |language=it |location=Milan, Italy |date=2014-10-12 |access-date=2014-10-12}}</ref> She was also selected tournament's Most Valuable Player<ref name = "MVP">{{cite news |url=http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=50095&Language=en |title=USA's Kim Hill Honored with World Championship MVP |publisher=FIVB |location=Milan, Italy |date=2014-05-11 |access-date=2014-05-11}}</ref> and Second Best Outside Spiker.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cev.lu/News.aspx?NewsID=18602 |title=USA win first World Championship title, China and Brazil complete the podium |publisher=CEV |location=Milan, Italy |date=2014-05-11 |access-date=2014-05-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019105418/http://www.cev.lu/News.aspx?NewsID=18602 |archive-date=October 19, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Hill won the [[2016 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix#Awards|2016 World Grand Prix]] Best Outside Hitter individual award and the silver medal.<ref>{{cite web|title=Brazil win record 11th title in World Grand Prix|url=http://worldgrandprix.2016.fivb.com/en/news/brazil-win-record-11th-title-in-world?id=63376|publisher=[[Fédération Internationale de Volleyball]]|access-date=11 July 2016}}</ref>
Hill won the [[2016–17 CEV Women's Champions League|2016–17 CEV Champions League]] gold medal with [[Vakıfbank Spor Kulübü|VakıfBank Istanbul]] when her team defeated the Italian [[Imoco Volley|Imoco Volley Conegliano]] 3–0<ref>{{cite news|url=http://cev.lu/News.aspx?NewsID=25346&ID=5|title=VakifBank take 3rd Champions League title after 3–0 win against Imoco|publisher=CEV|location=Treviso, Italy|date=2017-04-23|access-date=2017-04-23|archive-date=April 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170424090352/http://cev.lu/News.aspx?NewsID=25346&ID=5|url-status=dead}}</ref> and she was also awarded Best Outside Spiker.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.volleyball.it/champions-league-le-migliori-della-final-four-zhu-mvp/|title=Champions League: Le migliori della Final Four. Zhu MVP|publisher=Volleyball.it|language=it|date=2017-04-23|access-date=2017-04-23|archive-date=April 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170424174352/http://www.volleyball.it/champions-league-le-migliori-della-final-four-zhu-mvp/|url-status=dead}}</ref> She was selected to play the Italian League All-Star game in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.volleyball.it/all-star-game-bergamo-la-sfida-selezione-italia-vs-resto-del-mondo/|title=All Star Game: A Bergamo la sfida Selezione Italia vs Resto del Mondo|location=Bergamo|publisher=Volleyball.it|language=it|date=2017-12-18|access-date=2017-12-25|archive-date=April 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426173743/https://www.volleyball.it/all-star-game-bergamo-la-sfida-selezione-italia-vs-resto-del-mondo/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://usavolleyball.org/story/usav-announces-u-s-olympic-womens-volleyball-team/|title=USAV Announces U.S. Olympic Women's Volleyball Team|publisher=USA Volleyball|language=English|date=June 7, 2021|accessdate=June 7, 2021}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://worldofvolley.com/latest_news/othercountries/302931/kimberly-hill-announced-her-retirement-from-the-national-team.html|title=USA W: Kimberly Hill announced her retirement from the national team|publisher=World of Volley|language=English|date=August 12, 2021|access-date=August 13, 2021}}</ref>
In January 2022, [[Long Beach State athletics]] announced that Hill joined the [[Long Beach State athletics#Women's volleyball|Women's volleyball]] coaching staff.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-01-24 |title=Olympic Gold Medalist Kim Hill to Join LBSU Women’s Volleyball as Volunteer Assistant Coach |url=https://longbeachstate.com/news/2022/1/24/womens-volleyball-olympic-gold-medalist-kim-hill-to-join-lbsu-womens-volleyball-as-volunteer-assistant-coach.aspx |access-date=2023-03-29 |website=[[Long Beach State athletics]]}}</ref>
==Clubs== * {{flagicon|USA}} [[Pepperdine Waves]] (2008–2012) * {{flagicon|POL}} [[Atom Trefl Sopot]] (2013–2014) * {{flagicon|ITA}} [[AGIL Volley]] (2014–2015) * {{flagicon|TUR}} [[Vakıfbank Spor Kulübü|Vakıfbank Istanbul]] (2015–2017) * {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Imoco Volley|Imoco Volley Conegliano]] (2017–2021)
==Awards==
===Individual=== * ''[[2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship#Awards|2014 FIVB World Championship "Most valuable player"]]'' * ''[[2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship#Awards|2014 FIVB World Championship "Best outside spiker"]]'' * ''[[2015-16 CEV Women's Champions League#Awards|2015–16 CEV Women's Champions League "Best outside spiker"]]'' *''2015–16 Turkish Women's Volleyball League "Most valuable player"'' * ''[[2016 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix#Awards|2016 World Grand Prix "Best outside spiker"]]'' * ''[[2016–17 CEV Women's Champions League|2016–17 CEV Champions League "Best outside spiker"]]'' * ''[[2017–18 CEV Women's Champions League|2017–18 CEV Champions League "Best outside spiker"]]'' * [[2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship]] "Best outside spiker"
===Clubs=== * 2014–15 Coppa Italia - [[File:Simple cup icon.svg|16px]] Champion, with AGIL Volley Novara * [[2015-16 CEV Women's Champions League|2015–16 CEV Champions League]] - [[File:Gorm silver cup.jpg|16px]] Runner-Up, with [[Vakıfbank Spor Kulübü|Vakıfbank Istanbul]] * [[2015-16 Turkish Women's Volleyball League|2015–16 Turkish Women's Volleyball League]] - [[File:Simple cup icon.svg|16px]] Champion, with [[Vakıfbank Spor Kulübü|Vakıfbank Istanbul]] * [[2016 FIVB Women's Club World Championship|2016 Club World Championship]] - [[Image:Med 3.png]] Bronze medal, with [[Vakıfbank Spor Kulübü|Vakıfbank Istanbul]] * [[2016–17 CEV Women's Champions League|2016–17 CEV Champions League]] - [[File:Simple cup icon.svg|16px]] Champion, with [[Vakıfbank Spor Kulübü|VakıfBank Istanbul]] * [[2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship|2017 Club World Championship]] - [[File:Simple cup icon.svg|16px]] Champion, with [[Vakıfbank Spor Kulübü|VakıfBank Istanbul]] * [[2017–18 Italian Women's Volleyball League|2017–18 Italian League]] - [[File:Simple cup icon.svg|16px]] Champion, with [[Imoco Volley Conegliano]] * 2018 Italian Supercup - [[File:Simple cup icon.svg|16px]] Champions, with [[Imoco Volley|Imoco Volley Conegliano]] * [[2018–19 Italian Women's Volleyball League|2018–19 Italian League]] - [[File:Simple cup icon.svg|16px]] Champion, with [[Imoco Volley Conegliano]] * [[2018–19 CEV Women's Champions League|2018–19 CEV Champions League]] - [[File:Gorm silver cup.jpg|16px]] Runner-Up, with [[Imoco Volley Conegliano]] * 2019 Italian Supercup - [[File:Simple cup icon.svg|16px]] Champions, with [[Imoco Volley|Imoco Volley Conegliano]] * [[2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship]] - [[File:Simple cup icon.svg|16px]] Champion, with [[Imoco Volley|Imoco Volley Conegliano]] * 2020 Italian Supercup - [[File:Simple cup icon.svg|16px]] Champions, with [[Imoco Volley|Imoco Volley Conegliano]] * 2020-21 Italian Cup (Coppa Italia) - [[File:Simple cup icon.svg|16px]] Champion, with [[Imoco Volley|Imoco Volley Conegliano]] * 2020–21 [[Italian Women's Volleyball League|Italian League]] - [[File:Simple cup icon.svg|16px]] Champion, with [[Imoco Volley Conegliano]] * 2020–21 [[CEV Women's Champions League]] - [[File:Simple cup icon.svg|16px]] Champion, with [[Imoco Volley Conegliano]]
===National team=== * '''2013''' [[File:Silver medal with cup.svg|16px]] [[2013 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup|FIVB World Grand Champions Cup]] * '''2013''' [[File:Gold medal with cup.svg|16px]] [[2013 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship|Women's NORCECA Volleyball Continental Championship]] * '''2014''' [[File:Gold medal world centered-2.svg|16px]] [[2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship|FIVB World Championship]] * '''2015''' [[File:Gold medal with cup.svg|16px]] [[2015 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix|FIVB World Grand Prix]] * '''2015''' [[File:Bronze medal with cup.svg|16px]] [[2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup|FIVB Women's World Cup]] * '''2015''' [[File:Gold medal with cup.svg|16px]] [[2015 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship|Women's NORCECA Volleyball Continental Championship]] * '''2016''' [[File:Gold medal with cup.svg|16px]] [[Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification|Women's NORCECA Olympic Qualification Tournament]] * '''2016''' [[File:Silver medal with cup.svg|16px]] [[2016 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix|FIVB World Grand Prix]] * '''2016''' [[File:Bronze medal.svg|16px]] [[Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|Summer Olympics]] * '''2017''' [[File:Bronze medal with cup.svg|16px]] [[2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Grand Champions Cup|FIVB World Grand Champions Cup]] * '''2018''' [[File:Gold medal with cup.svg|16px]] [[2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League|FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League]] * '''2019''' [[File:Gold medal with cup.svg|16px]] [[2019 FIVB Women's Volleyball Intercontinental Olympic Qualification Tournament|FIVB Women's Volleyball Intercontinental Olympic Qualifications Tournament (IOQT)]] - Qualified * '''2019''' [[File:Silver medal with cup.svg|16px]] [[2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup|FIVB Women's World Cup]] * '''2019''' [[File:Silver medal with cup.svg|16px]] [[2019 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship|Women's NORCECA Volleyball Continental Championship]] * '''2021''' [[File:Gold medal with cup.svg|16px]] [[2021 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League|FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League]] * '''2020''' [[File:Gold medal.svg|16px]] [[Volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics - Women's tournament|2020 Summer Olympics]]
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons}} * {{sports links}}
{{S-start}} {{s-ach|aw}} {{Succession box| | before = {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Yekaterina Gamova]] | after = {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Tijana Bošković]] | title = Most Valuable Player of <br>[[FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship|World Championship]] | years = [[2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship|2014]] }} {{Succession box| | before = - | after = {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zhu Ting (volleyball)|Zhu Ting]]<br>{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Miriam Sylla]] | title = Best Outside Hitter of <br>[[FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship|World Championship]] | years = [[2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship|2014]]<br /> <small>ex aequo {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zhu Ting (volleyball)|Zhu Ting]]</small> }} {{Succession box| | before = {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Natália Pereira]] <br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Kelsey Robinson]] | after = {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zhu Ting (volleyball)|Zhu Ting]] <br>{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Natália Pereira]] | title = Best Outside Hitter of <br>[[FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix|FIVB World Grand Prix]] | years = [[2016 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix|2016]]<br /> <small>ex aequo {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Sheilla Castro]]</small> }} {{Succession box| | before = {{flagicon|DOM}} [[Bethania de la Cruz]] <br>{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Helena Havelková]] | after = TBD | title = Best Outside Hitter of <br>[[CEV Women's Champions League|CEV Champions League]] | years = [[2015–16 CEV Women's Champions League|2015–2016]]<br /> <small>ex aequo {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Kim Yeon-Koung]]</small><br>[[2016–17 CEV Women's Champions League|2016–2017]]<br /> <small>ex aequo {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kelsey Robinson]]</small> <br>[[2017–18 CEV Women's Champions League|2017–2018]]<br /> <small>ex aequo {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zhu Ting (volleyball)|Zhu Ting]]</small> }} {{S-end}}
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