Kim Willoughby
Overview
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
player. She is 5'10" (1.78 m) and is an outside hitter. In 2007, she played professionally for the Italian
Italy
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Serie A League Familia Chieri. In April 2008, she joined the U.S. national team
United States women's national volleyball team
The United States women's national volleyball team represents the United States of America in international volleyball competitions and friendly games, and is governed by USA Volleyball.-Current Squad:...
. Willoughby made her Olympic debut at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, helping the USA to a silver medal.
Playing with Colussi Sirio Perugia
Pallavolo Sirio Perugia
Pallavolo Sirio Perugia is an Italian volleyball club based in Perugia.-History:The team was created in 1970 in Perugia. It won five times the Italian National League, three the Italy's Cup, twice the European Champions League and one the Italy's Supercup....
she won the bronze medal at the 2008–09 CEV Indesit Champions League, and she was awarded "Best Receiver".
Kim was born in Houma, Louisiana
Houma, Louisiana
Houma is a city in and the parish seat of Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, and the largest principal city of the Houma–Bayou Cane–Thibodaux Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city's powers of government have been absorbed by the parish, which is now run by the Terrebonne Parish...
, and grew up in Napoleonville, Louisiana
Napoleonville, Louisiana
Napoleonville is a village in and the parish seat of Assumption Parish, in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The population was 686 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Pierre Part Micropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
, where she attended Assumption High School
Assumption High School (Louisiana)
Assumption High School is a public secondary school located at 4880 Highway 308 in unincorporated Assumption Parish, Louisiana, north of the City of Napoleonville; it has a ZIP code of 70390...
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