Erika Araki
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| Nickname | Erica | ||||
| Born | 3 August 1984 Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan | ||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||||
| Spike | 318 cm (125 in) | ||||
| Block | 312 cm (123 in) | ||||
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| Position | Middle blocker | ||||
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Erika Araki (荒木 絵里香, Araki Erika, born 3 August 1984) is a retired Japanese volleyball player. She served as captain for the national team from 2009 to 2012. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics winning a bronze medal,[1] and 2020 Summer Olympics, in Women's volleyball which she was the captain.[2]
Career
Araki began her professional volleyball career with the Toray Arrows from 2003 to 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.[3] On 10 October 2013, Toray announced her pregnancy.[4] Araki joined the Ageo Medics in 2014 then Toyota Auto Body Queenseis.[5][6]
Personal life
- Her father was a rugby player at Waseda University. Her mother was a PE teacher.[7]
- She was good at swimming and athletics as a child.
- She became a volleyball player at 10 years old. At this age she was already 5 feet tall.
- While attending Seitoku Gakuen High School with Kana Oyama, the volleyball team were national high school champions.
- She has one daughter.[4][8]
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
- 2008-09 Champions League - Champion, with Volley Bergamo
- 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
- 2006: 6th place in the 2006 FIVB Women's World Championship in Japan
- 2007: 7th place in the 2007 FIVB Women's World Cup in Japan
- 2008: 5th place in the Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament in Beijing, 3rd place in the 2008 Asian Women's Cup Volleyball Championship in Nakhon Ratchasima
- 2009: 3rd place in the 2009 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship in vietnam
- 2010: 3rd place in the World Championship in Japan
- 2011 Montreux Volley Masters - Champion
- 2011 4th place in the World Cup in Japan
- 2012: 3rd place in the Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament in London
- 2017 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship - Champion
References
- ^ "Erika ARAKI". Olympics.com. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
- ^ "Volleyball ARAKI Erika - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Olympics.com/tokyo-2020/. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-13. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Erika Araki - Toyota Auto Body Queenseis". V-League Official Site. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
- ^ "11 Erika Araki". Toyota Auto Body Queenseis Official Web Site. Toyota Auto Body Co., Ltd. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
- ^ "東京五輪主将のバレー荒木絵里香が引退 14年長女出産後に現役復帰、活躍" (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ "荒木絵里香が現役引退へ…バレーボール女子日本代表主将、五輪４大会連続代表の鉄人" (in Japanese). Yahoo! Japan. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
External links
- FIVB biography
- Toray Arrows Women's Volleyball Team
- Toray Official Araki rental transfer the register to Bergamo at the Wayback Machine (archived 2008-07-25)
- Italian news:the move to Bergamo at the Wayback Machine (archived 2008-08-28)
- Japanese news:the move from Toray Arrows to Bergamo
- Erika Araki at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Erika Araki at WorldofVolley
- Erika Araki at Lega Pallavolo Serie A Femminile (in Italian)
- Erika Araki at V.League (women) (in Japanese)
- Erika Araki at V.League (archived) (in Japanese)
- Erika Araki at V.League (archived) (in Japanese)
- Araki Erika: Looking to Lead Women’s National Volleyball Team to Tokyo Glory at nippon.com
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Categories:
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- 1984 births
- Living people
- People from Kurashiki
- Olympic volleyball players of Japan
- Volleyball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for Japan
- Olympic medalists in volleyball
- Japanese women's volleyball players
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Volleyball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Asian Games medalists in volleyball
- Volleyball players at the 2006 Asian Games
- Volleyball players at the 2018 Asian Games
- Volleyball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Asian Games silver medalists for Japan
- Japan women's international volleyball players
- Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games
- 21st-century Japanese women