Kimberley Ruddins

Kim Ruddins
Personal information
BornKimberley Grace Ruddins
September 3, 1963 (1963-09-03) (age 62)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
College / UniversityUniversity of Southern California
Volleyball information
PositionSetter
Number11
National team
1981–1988 United States
Medal record
Women's volleyball
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1984 Los AngelesTeam
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place1983 CaracasTeam
Bronze medal – third place1987 IndianapolisTeam

Kimberley Grace "Kim" Ruddins (born September 3, 1963) is a retired volleyball player from the United States who won the silver medal with the United States women's national volleyball team at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.[1][2] Four years later, she represented the United States at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.[1] She played as a setter.[3]

Career

Ruddins began her volleyball career playing on the Westchester High School's women's team.[4] She was a Los Angeles All-City selection in 1978, 1979, and 1980.[5]

Ruddins played college volleyball with the USC Trojans.[1] She was a three-time All-American, and helped the Trojans win the 1981 Championship title.[1][6]

Ruddins was a member of the silver medal winning 1984 United States Women's Volleyball Olympic Team and the 1988 United States Women's Volleyball Olympic Team.[4]

Ruddins was a Pan-American Games medalist, winning a silver in 1983, and a bronze in 1987.[4] She competed for the United States in the 1981 and 1983 World University Games.[4]

Honors and Awards

  • In 2013, Ruddins was inducted into the CIF Los Angeles City Section Athletics Hall of Fame.[7][8]
  • In 2026, Ruddins was inducted into the Southern California Indoor Volleyball Hall of Fame.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Kim Ruddins". Olympedia. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
  2. ↑ Crowe, Jerry (July 28, 1985). "Members of U.S. Women's Volleyball Team Virtually Dedicated Their Lives to Winning a Gold Medal; Instead, They Had to Settle for a Silver Medal, but in Looking Back on the Experience . . . : They'd Do It Again". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  3. ↑ Hazeltine, Rick (October 22, 1988). "After Final '88 Match Tonight, U.S. Women Must Find a Setter". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Kim Ruddins, 2026. Southern California Indoor Volleyball Hall of Fame.
  5. ↑ Video Gallery: Kim Ruddins, transcript. (May 10, 2013).Video Gallery: Kim Ruddins. CIF Los Angeles City Section.
  6. ↑ 1981 Championship Match. Dec. 20th, at Los Angeles. NCAA.
  7. ↑ Hall of Fame Los Angeles City Section. CIF.
  8. ↑ CIF Los Angeles City Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2013.
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