Saori Kimura
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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 a bronze medal in 2012.[2] She was so versatile that she could play any position.
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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)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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On 10 July 2012, Toray announced that Kimura will move to VakıfBank Türk Telekom next season.[3]
On 3 June 2013, Daikin (which is a sponsor of Galatasaray Daikin) announced that Kimura will move to Galatasaray Daikin next season.[4]
On 5 June 2014, Toray Arrows announced Kimura would join the next season.[5]
In 2017, Kimura announced her retirement.