Kimberley Ruddins
American volleyball player
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Kimberley Grace "Kim" Ruddins (born September 3, 1963) is a retired volleyball player from the United States who won the silver medal with the United States women's national volleyball team at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.[1][2] Four years later, she represented the United States at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.[1] She played as a setter.[3]
September 3, 1963 (age 63)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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| Born | Kimberley Grace Ruddins September 3, 1963 (age 63) Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| College / University | University of Southern California | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Setter | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Career
Ruddins began her volleyball career playing on the Westchester High School's women's team.[4] She was a Los Angeles All-City selection in 1978, 1979, and 1980.[5]
Ruddins played college volleyball with the USC Trojans.[1] She was a three-time All-American, and helped the Trojans win the 1981 Championship title.[1][6]
Ruddins was a member of the silver medal winning 1984 United States Women's Volleyball Olympic Team and the 1988 United States Women's Volleyball Olympic Team.[4]
Ruddins was a Pan-American Games medalist, winning a silver in 1983, and a bronze in 1987.[4] She competed for the United States in the 1981 and 1983 World University Games.[4]
Honors and awards
- In 2013, Ruddins was inducted into the CIF Los Angeles City Section Athletics Hall of Fame.[7][8]
- In 2026, Ruddins was inducted into the Southern California Indoor Volleyball Hall of Fame.[4]