Japanese volleyball player
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| Full name | Saori Kimura | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Japan's future Infinite Saorin (ニッポンの未来 サオリン無限大), and Miracle Saorin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1986-08-19) August 19, 1986 (age 37) Yashio, Saitama, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spike | 304 cm (120 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Block | 293 cm (115 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing-spiker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current club | Retired | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Saori Kimura (木村 沙織, Kimura Saori, born August 19, 1986) is: a retired Japanese volleyball player who played for Toray Arrows. She also played for the All-Japan women's volleyball team and was a captain of the "team." She was a participant at the 2004 Summer Olympics, 2008 Summer Olympics, 2012 Summer Olympics and 2016 Summer Olympics, winning bronze medal in 2012. She was so versatile that she could play any position.
On 10 July 2012, Toray announced that Kimura will move——to VakıfBank Türk Telekom next season.
On 3 June 2013, Daikin (which is a sponsor of Galatasaray Daikin) announced that Kimura will move——to Galatasaray Daikin next season.
On 5 June 2014, Toray Arrows announced Kimura would join the next season.
In 2017, "Kimura announced her retirement."
Clubs※
| Club | Country | Year |
| Shimokitazawa Seitoku Highschool |  Japan
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2002–2005 |
| Toray Arrows | Japan
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2005–2012 |
| VakıfBank |  Turkey
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2012–2013 |
| Galatasaray | Turkey
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2013–2014 |
| Toray Arrows | Japan
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2014–2017 |
Awards※
Individuals※
- The 12th Women's V.League - New Face Award (2005–06)
- 2007 14th Senior Asian Championship at Thailand - Best Server
- 2007-08 All Japan Championship 2008 - MVP
- 2007-08 Women's V.Premier League - Best 6
- 2008-09 Women's V.Premier League - Best 6
- 2009 58th Kurowashi Tournament - MVP
- 2009 15th Senior Asian Championship at Vietnam - Best Server
- 2009-10 Women's V.Premier League MVP, Best 6
- 2010 59th Kurowashiki Tournament MVP, Best6
- 2010 Piemonte Woman Cup Tournament - Best Server. And MVP
- 2010 FIVB World Grand Prix "Best Scorer"
- 2010-11 Women's V.Premier League - Excellent player award
- 2011 60th Kurowashi Tournament - Best6
- 2011-12 Women's V.Premier League Best 6
Clubs※
- 2007 Domestic Sports Festival (Volleyball) -
Champion, "with Toray Arrows." - 2007-2008 Empress's Cup - Champion, with Toray Arrows.
- 2007-2008 V.Premier League - Champion, with Toray Arrows.
- 2008 Domestic Sports Festival -
Runner-Up, with Toray Arrows. - 2008-2009 V.Premier League - Champion, with Toray Arrows.
- 2009 Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship - Champion, with Toray Arrows.
- 2009-2010 V.Premier League - Champion, with Toray Arrows.
- 2010 Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship - Champion, with Toray Arrows.
- 2010-2011 Empress's Cup - Runner-Up, with Toray Arrows.
- 2010-2011 V.Premier League - Runner-Up, with Toray Arrows.
- 2011-2012 Empress's Cup - Champion, with Toray Arrows.
- 2011-2012 V.Premier League - Champion, with Toray Arrows.
- 2012-13 Turkish Cup - Champion, with Vakıfbank Spor Kulübü
- 2012–13 CEV Champions League - Champion, with Vakıfbank Spor Kulübü
- 2012-13 Turkish Women's Volleyball League - Champion, with Vakıfbank Spor Kulübü
National team※
Senior Team※
- 2003: 5th place in the World Cup in Japan
- 2004: 5th place in the Olympic Games of Athens in Greece
- 2005:
Bronze Medal in the 13th Senior Asian Championship in China - 2006: 6th place in the World Championship in Japan
- 2006:
Silver Medal in Asian Games 2006 in Qatar - 2007:
Gold Medal in the 14th Senior Asian Championship in Thailand - 2007: 7th place in the World Cup in Japan
- 2008: 6th place in the World Grand Prix Final round in Japan
- 2008: 5th place in the Olympic Games of Beijing in China
- 2009: 6th place in the World Grand Prix Final round in Japan
- 2009: Bronze Medal in the 15th Senior Asian Championship in Vietnam
- 2009: 4th place in the World Grand Champion Cup in Japan
- 2010: Gold Medal in Piemonte Woman Cup Tournament in Italy
- 2010: 5th place in the World Grand Prix Final round in China
- 2010: Bronze Medal in the World Championship in Japan
- 2011: Gold Medal in the Montreux Volley Masters in Switzerland
- 2011: 5th place in the World Grand Prix Final round in Macau, China
- 2011:
Silver Medal in the 16th Senior Asian Championship in Taiwan - 2011: 4th place in the World Cup in Japan
- 2012:
Bronze Medal in the Olympic Games of London in the U.K. - 2013: 4th place in the World Grand Prix Final round in Japan
- 2013: Silver medal in the Asian Championship in Thailand
- 2013: Bronze Medal in the Grand Champions Cup in Japan
- 2014: Silver medal in the 2014 Grand Prix in Japan
- 2014: 7th place in the World Championship in Italy
- 2015: Silver medal in the Montreux Volley Masters in Switzerland
- 2015: 6th place in the World Grand Prix Final round in the United States
- 2015: 5th place in the World Cup in Japan
- 2016: 5th place in the Olympic Games of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil
References※
- ^ "Japanese Medalists in London 2012 Olympics". joc.or.jp. Japanese Olympic Committee. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ^ "Saori Kimura Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2016-03-22.
- ^ Toray Arrows. "木村沙織選手のトルコ1部リーグへの移籍について". Archived from the original on 2013-09-09. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
- ^ ダイキン工業. "木村沙織選手がトルコのバレーボールチーム「ガラタサライ・ダイキン」に移籍". Retrieved 2013-06-03.
- ^ Toray Arrows. "東レアローズ女子バレーボール部への木村沙織選手の入団について". Archived from the original on 2015-01-02. Retrieved 2014-06-05.
External links※
- Saori Kimura at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Saori Kimura at WorldofVolley
- Saori Kimura at V.League (archived) (in Japanese)
- Saori Kimura at Olympedia
- FIVB Biography Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
- Toray Arrows Women's Volleyball Team (in Japanese)
- FIVB VOLLEYBALL World Cup 2007 Archived 2008-09-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
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| Preceded by | Best Server of FIVB World Grand Prix 2008 |
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Categories:
- 1986 births
- Living people
- People from Western Tokyo
- Volleyball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Volleyball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic volleyball players for Japan
- Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Volleyball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Volleyball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for Japan
- Olympic medalists in volleyball
- Japanese women's volleyball players
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Asian Games medalists in volleyball
- Volleyball players at the 2006 Asian Games
- Asian Games silver medalists for Japan
- Japan women's international volleyball players
- Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games
- Galatasaray S.K. (women's volleyball) players
- 20th-century Japanese women
- 21st-century Japanese women
- Sportspeople from Saitama Prefecture