Erika Araki

Erika Araki
Personal information
Full name Erika Araki
Nickname Erica
Born (1984-08-03) 3 August 1984
Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan
Height 186 cm (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Spike 318 cm (125 in)
Block 312 cm (123 in)
Volleyball information
Position Middle blocker
Current club Ageo Medics
Number 12
Career
YearsTeams
2003-2008
2008-09
2009-13
2014-		Japan Toray Arrows
Italy Foppapedretti Bergamo
Japan Toray Arrows
Japan Ageo Medics
National team
 Japan 2005–Now
Honours
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
2012 LondonTeam
World Championship
2010 Japan Team
Asian Games
2006 Doha
Asian Championship
2007 Suphanburi
2017 Biñan/Muntinlupa
2011 Taipei
2005 Taicang
2009 Hanoi

Erika Araki (荒木 絵里香, Araki Erika, born 3 August 1984) is a Japanese volleyball player. She served as captain for the national team from 2009 to 2012.

Araki began her professional volleyball career with the Toray Arrows from 2003-2008. In July 2008, she joined Foppapedretti Bergamo. Araki returned to the Arrows the following season. From 2010 to 2013, Araki served as team captain. On 18 June 2013, the team announced her marriage.[2] On 10 October 2013, Toray announced her pregnancy.[3] The next year, Araki joined the Ageo Medics.

Profile

  • Her father was a rugby player at Waseda University. Her mother was a PE teacher.
  • She was good at swimming and athletics as a child.
  • She became a volleyball player at 10 years old. At this age she was at 6 feet tall, the tallest in her school
  • While attending Seitoku Gakuen high school with Kana Oyama, the volleyball team were national high school champions.

Awards

Individual

  • 2004 The 10th Women's V.League - Best 6
  • 2006 The 12th Women's V.League - Best 6
  • 2007–08 Women's V.Premier League - Most Valuable Player, Spike awards, Block awards, Best 6
  • 2008 2008 Summer Olympics "Best Blocker"
  • 2009–2010 V.Premier League - Spike awards
  • 2010–2011 V.Premier League - Best 6
  • 2011-2012 V.Premier League - MVP, Block awards, Best 6.
  • 2012-2013 V.Premier League - Excellent player awards, Block awards, Spike awards, Best server awards and Best 6.

Team

  • 2004 Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Tournament - Champion, with Toray Arrows.
  • 2007 Domestic Sports Festival (Volleyball) - Champion, with Toray Arrows.
  • 2007–2008 Empress's Cup - Champion, with Toray Arrows.
  • 2007–2008 V.Premier League - Champion, with Toray Arrows.
  • 2009–10 V.Premier League - Champion, with Toray Arrows.
  • 2010 Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Tournament - Champion, with Toray Arrows.
  • 2010–11 V.Premier League - Runner-up, with Toray Arrows.
  • 2011 Empress's Cup - Champion, with Toray Arrows.
  • 2011–12 V.Premier League - Champion, with Toray Arrows.
  • 2012-2013 V.Premier League - Runner-up, with Toray Arrows.

National team

Senior team

References

  1. ↑ "Japanese Medalists in London 2012 Olympics". joc.or.jp. Japanese Olympic Committee. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  2. ↑ Toray Arrows. "荒木絵里香選手の入籍について". Archived from the original on 2013-06-20. Retrieved 2013-06-18.
  3. ↑ Toray Arrows. "荒木選手の退社について". Archived from the original on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
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