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Saori Kimura

1986 - Today

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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. She was so versatile that she could play any position. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2024). Saori Kimura is the 76th most popular volleyball player (up from 82nd in 2024), the 2,991st most popular biography from Japan (down from 2,349th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Japanese Volleyball Player.

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Among VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS

Among volleyball players, Saori Kimura ranks 76 out of 199. Before her are Lilia Izquierdo, Aleksandar Atanasijević, Goran Vujević, Yelena Chebukina, Gustavo Endres, and Luciano De Cecco. After her are György Grozer, Joanna Wołosz, Taismary Agüero, Antoine Brizard, Robertlandy Simón, and Dragan Travica.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1986, Saori Kimura ranks 547. Before her are Ashley Bell, Jonathan Moreira, Satomi Satō, Dominique Gisin, Snejana Onopka, and Sara Forestier. After her are Amandine Leynaud, Princess Tsuguko of Takamado, Tina Datta, Shikabala, Simon Špilak, and Adrian Mierzejewski.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Saori Kimura ranks 2,991 out of 6,245. Before her are Haruko Momoi (1977), Kensho Ogasawara (1995), Hiroyuki Kiyokawa (1967), Hiroshi Kiyotake (1989), Shuhei Terada (1975), and Kotaro Iba (1995). After her are Kota Yoshihara (1978), Nozomi Sasaki (1988), Akira Kuroiwa (1961), Fujii Kaze (1997), Takuya Eguchi (1987), and Omi Minami (1968).

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Among VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS In Japan

Among volleyball players born in Japan, Saori Kimura ranks 3. Before her are Masae Kasai (1933), and Takako Shirai (1952). After her are Yūki Ishikawa (1995), Yoshie Takeshita (1978), Yūko Sano (1979), Miyuki Takahashi (1978), and Erika Araki (1984).

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