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}} 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.〔(Kim Willoughby added to 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".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Volley BERGAMO is the 2009 Champion!!! )〕 ==Personal life== 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.〔(Growing Pains: NBC Olympic bio )〕 Four time U.S. Olympian Danielle Scott-Arruda is her third cousin. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kim Willoughby」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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