Saori Kimura
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| Full name | Saori Kimura | ||
| Born |
August 19, 1986 Yashio, Saitama, Japan |
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| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | ||
| Spike | 304 cm (120 in) | ||
| Block | 293 cm (115 in) | ||
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| Position | Wing-spiker | ||
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| Women's Volleyball | ||
Representing  Japan
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| Olympic Games | ||
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2012 London | Team |
| World Championship | ||
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2010 Japan | Team |
| Asian Games | ||
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2006 Doha | Team |
| Asian Championship | ||
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2007 Suphanburi | Team |
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2009 Hanoi | Team |
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2011 Taipei | Team |
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2013 Nakhon Ratchasima | Team |
Saori Kimura (木村 沙織 Kimura Saori?, born August 19, 1986) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Toray Arrows. She also plays for the All-Japan women's volleyball team and 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. Her nicknames are Japan's future, Infinite Saorin (ニッポンの未来 サオリン無限大 Nippon no mirai Saorin Mugendai) and Miracle Saorin. She is so versatile that she can play any position.
On 10 July 2012, Toray announced that Kimura will move to VakıfBank Türk Telekom next season.
On 3 June 2013, Daikin (which is a sponsor of Galatasaray Daikin) announced that Kimura will move to Galatasaray Daikin next season.
On 5 June 2014 Toray Arrows announced her joining next season.
In 2017, Kimura embarked on a tour of Japan as a musician, joined by 3776 producer Ishida Akira, who composed several original songs for her.
All singles were released as venue-exclusive CD-Rs on Kimura's nationwide tour, held February of 2017.
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