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is a retired Japanese
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. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...
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 The 2004 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (), and officially branded as Athens 2004 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens, Greece. The Games saw 10,625 athletes ...
,
2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fro ...
,
2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...
and
2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events i ...
, winning a 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,
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(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.


Personal life

Kimura married beach volleyball player on December 31, 2016.


Clubs


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
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*2004: 5th place in the Olympic Games of Athens in
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*2005: Bronze Medal in the 13th Senior Asian Championship in
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*2006: 6th place in the
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*2006: Silver Medal in Asian Games 2006 in
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*2007: Gold Medal in the 14th Senior Asian Championship in
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*2007: 7th place in the World Cup in
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*2008: 6th place in the World Grand Prix Final round in
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*2008: 5th place in the Olympic Games of Beijing in
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*2009: 6th place in the World Grand Prix Final round in
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*2009: Bronze Medal in the 15th Senior Asian Championship in
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*2009: 4th place in the World Grand Champion Cup in
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*2010: Gold Medal in Piemonte Woman Cup Tournament in
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*2010: 5th place in the World Grand Prix Final round in
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*2010: Bronze Medal in the
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*2011: Gold Medal in the
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*2011: 5th place in the World Grand Prix Final round in
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*2011: Silver Medal in the 16th Senior Asian Championship in
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*2011: 4th place in the World Cup in
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*2012: Bronze Medal in the Olympic Games of London in the U.K. *2013: 4th place in the World Grand Prix Final round in
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*2013: Silver medal in the Asian Championship in
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*2013: Bronze Medal in the Grand Champions Cup in
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*2014: Silver medal in the 2014 Grand Prix in
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*2014: 7th place in the
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*2015: Silver medal in the
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*2015: 6th place in the World Grand Prix Final round in the
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*2015: 5th place in the World Cup in
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*2016: 5th place in the Olympic Games of Rio de Janeiro in
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References


External links

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Saori Kimura
at FIVB.org Women's World Championship 2006 (archived)
Toray Arrows Women's Volleyball Team

FIVB VOLLEYBALL World Cup 2007
(archived) * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kimura, Saori 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 sportswomen Volleyball players from Saitama Prefecture Wing spikers