Kim Willoughby

Personal information

Full name

Kim Marie Willoughby

Born

November 7, 1980 (age 36)
Houma, Louisiana, United States

Height

5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)

Spike

315 cm (124 in)

Block

300 cm (120 in)

Volleyball information

Position

Outside hitter

Number

Career

Years	Teams
1999–2003 2003–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009 2011-12 2012-13 2013- 2016	University of Hawaii Criollas de Caguas CAV Murcia 2005 Santeramo Sport Chieri Volleyball Sirio Perugia Valencianas de Juncos Valencianas de Juncos Pinkin de Corozal Igtisadchi Baku Mayagüez Indias

National team

USA

Medal record

Women's volleyball
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
	2008 Beijing	Team

Kim Marie Willoughby (born November 7, 1980) is an American indoor volleyball player. She is 5'11" (1.80 m) and is an outside hitter. In 2007, she played professionally for the Italian Serie A League Familia Chieri. In April 2008, she joined the U.S. national team. Willoughby made her Olympic debut at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, helping the USA to a silver medal.

Playing with Colussi Sirio Perugia 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, and grew up in Napoleonville, Louisiana, where she attended Assumption High School. She not only played volleyball, but also lettered in track & field and basketball. She led her high school volleyball team to three consecutive state championships and was named the Louisiana Player of the Year her junior and senior seasons and was a First Team All-American.

Her parents are Vincent Gaines and Lula Willoughby. During Kim's junior year, her mother was in a car accident that led to two strokes and paralysis from the waist down. More tragedy struck after Kim's boyfriend was shot after an argument and died, and she admits that she was angry and fought often when she was young.

Four time U.S. Olympian Danielle Scott-Arruda is her third cousin.

Willoughby has had a record with the law, for assault. In September 2008, she was arrested, was charged with first degree assault and eventually plead not guilty stemming from an incident in December 2006. The incident occurred when Willoughby allegedly caused serious bodily injuries to a woman, Sara Daniel, at Pipeline Cafe in Kakaako. The alleged assault led to Daniel suffering severe bone fractures in her face. Willoughby claimed self-defense, but prosecutor Sherri Chun disagreed, saying "This incident was not self-defense. She (Willoughby) followed her (Daniel) out of the club, and that's when this all happened." Willoughby posted $50,000 bail. On May 18, 2009, Willoughby plead no contest in a plea agreement with the state and was sentenced to five years probation.

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