Beverly Oden

Beverly ("Bev") Oden (born March 9, 1971) is a former volleyball player from the United States. She played middle blocker for the United States women's national volleyball team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

Among her achievements, Oden helped the United States win silver medals at the 1994 Goodwill Games in Saint Petersburg and the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata. Oden was the first to be named to the AVCA All-America first-team all four years of her collegiate eligibility (1989–1992). In 1991, she won the Honda-Broderick Award (now the Honda Sports Award) as the nation's best female collegiate volleyball player.

In 2001, Oden was inducted into the Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame.

Personal life

Oden's sisters, Kim and Elaina, were also Olympians who played on the United States national volleyball team. She was released after being questioned and spending an hour and a half inside a police car.

Awards Four-time AVCA All-American — 1989–1992 NCAA Player of the Year — 1990 Honda-Broderick Award — 1991 Goodwill Games silver medal — 1994 Pan American Games silver medal — 1995 Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame — 2001