Beverly Oden
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Full name | Beverly Jean Oden | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Bev | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | March 9, 1971 | (age 53)||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||
College / University | Stanford University | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Middle blocker | ||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Beverly ("Bev") Oden (born March 9, 1971, in Millington, Tennessee) is a former volleyball player from the United States. She played middle blocker for the United States women's national volleyball team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.[1]
Among her achievements, Oden helped the United States win silver medals at the
College
Oden played volleyball for Stanford University as a middle blocker and was named the 1990 NCAA Player of the Year.[2][3] Oden was the first to be named to the AVCA All-America first-team all four years of her collegiate eligibility (1989–1992).[4] In 1991, she won the Honda-Broderick Award (now the Honda Sports Award) as the nation's best female collegiate volleyball player.[5]
In 2001, Oden was inducted into the Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame.[6]
Personal life
Oden's sisters, Kim and Elaina, were also Olympians who played on the United States national volleyball team.[3]
Oden made the news in 2007 when she was held in custody by
Awards
- Four-time AVCA All-American 1989–1992
- NCAA Player of the Year 1990
- Honda-Broderick Award 1991
- Goodwill Games silver medal 1994
- Pan American Games silver medal 1995
- Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame 2001
References
- ^ a b "Beverly Oden". Olympedia. Archived from the original on July 17, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
- NCAA. Archived(PDF) from the original on July 5, 2022. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
- ^ a b "Bev Oden". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on September 22, 2021. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
- ^ "Stanford's Bev Oden Is All-American for Fourth Year in Row". Los Angeles Times. December 17, 1992. Retrieved August 4, 2023. (subscription required)
- ^ "Volleyball". Collegiate Women Sports Awards. Archived from the original on July 29, 2023. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
- ^ "Bev Oden". Gostanford.com. Archived from the original on March 23, 2020. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
- ^ a b c Pearlman, Jeff (February 15, 2007). "Wrong color at the wrong time". ESPN. Archived from the original on May 25, 2022. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
- ^ Chang, Richard (November 4, 2007). "Group meets law enforcement to discuss race". The Orange County Register. Retrieved May 14, 2008. (subscription required)