Saori Kimura
Template:Short description Template:Infobox volleyball player
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On 10 July 2012, Toray announced that Kimura will move to VakıfBank Türk Telekom next season.[2]
On 3 June 2013, Daikin (which is a sponsor of Galatasaray Daikin) announced that Kimura will move to Galatasaray Daikin next season.[3]
On 5 June 2014, Toray Arrows announced Kimura would join the next season.[4]
In 2017, Kimura announced her retirement.
Personal life
Kimura began playing volleyball in elementary school and was recognized as a strong defender by sixth grade. She wen on to join Tokyo's powerhouse Seitoku High School (now Shimo-Kitazawa Seitoku), which won the 2003 Spring Volleyball Tournament and later that year, she was invited to train with the senior women's national team.[5]
Kimura married beach volleyball player Template:Ill on December 31, 2016.[6]
Clubs
| Club | Country | Year |
| Shimokitazawa Seitoku Highschool | Script error: No such module "flag". | 2002–2005 |
| Toray Arrows | Script error: No such module "flag". | 2005–2012 |
| VakıfBank | Script error: No such module "flag". | 2012–2013 |
| Galatasaray | Script error: No such module "flag". | 2013–2014 |
| Toray Arrows | Script error: No such module "flag". | 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) - File:Simple cup icon.svg Champion, with Toray Arrows.
- 2007-2008 Empress's Cup - File:Simple cup icon.svg Champion, with Toray Arrows.
- 2007-2008 V.Premier League - File:Simple cup icon.svg Champion, with Toray Arrows.
- 2008 Domestic Sports Festival - File:Gorm silver cup.jpg Runner-Up, with Toray Arrows.
- 2008-2009 V.Premier League - File:Simple cup icon.svg Champion, with Toray Arrows.
- 2009 Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship - File:Simple cup icon.svg Champion, with Toray Arrows.
- 2009-2010 V.Premier League - File:Simple cup icon.svg Champion, with Toray Arrows.
- 2010 Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship - File:Simple cup icon.svg Champion, with Toray Arrows.
- 2010-2011 Empress's Cup - File:Gorm silver cup.jpg Runner-Up, with Toray Arrows.
- 2010-2011 V.Premier League - File:Gorm silver cup.jpg Runner-Up, with Toray Arrows.
- 2011-2012 Empress's Cup - File:Simple cup icon.svg Champion, with Toray Arrows.
- 2011-2012 V.Premier League - File:Simple cup icon.svg Champion, with Toray Arrows.
- 2012-13 Turkish Cup - File:Simple cup icon.svg Champion, with Vakıfbank Spor Kulübü
- 2012–13 CEV Champions League - File:Simple cup icon.svg Champion, with Vakıfbank Spor Kulübü
- 2012-13 Turkish Women's Volleyball League - File:Simple cup icon.svg 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: File:Med 3.png Bronze Medal in the 13th Senior Asian Championship in China
- 2006: 6th place in the World Championship in Japan
- 2006: File:Asian Games Silver medal blank.svg Silver Medal in Asian Games 2006 in Qatar
- 2007: File:Med 1.png 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: File:Med 3.png Bronze Medal in the 15th Senior Asian Championship in Vietnam
- 2009: 4th place in the World Grand Champion Cup in Japan
- 2010: File:Med 1.png Gold Medal in Piemonte Woman Cup Tournament in Italy
- 2010: 5th place in the World Grand Prix Final round in China
- 2010: File:Med 3.png Bronze Medal in the World Championship in Japan
- 2011: File:Med 1.png Gold Medal in the Montreux Volley Masters in Switzerland
- 2011: 5th place in the World Grand Prix Final round in Macau, China
- 2011: File:Med 2.png Silver Medal in the 16th Senior Asian Championship in Taiwan
- 2011: 4th place in the World Cup in Japan
- 2012: File:Bronze medal.svg 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: File:Med 2.png Silver medal in the Asian Championship in Thailand
- 2013: File:Med 3.png Bronze Medal in the Grand Champions Cup in Japan
- 2014: File:Med 2.png Silver medal in the 2014 Grand Prix in Japan
- 2014: 7th place in the World Championship in Italy
- 2015: File:Med 2.png 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
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External links
- Template:FIVB player
- Saori Kimura at FIVB.org Women's World Championship 2006 (archived)
- Toray Arrows Women's Volleyball Team Template:In lang
- FIVB VOLLEYBALL World Cup 2007 (archived) Template:In lang
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- Template:Olympedia
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- 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
- 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
- Asian Games silver medalists in volleyball