Erika Araki

volleyball player infobox
fullname = Erika Araki
nickname = Erica


dateofbirth =birth date|1984|08|03|mf=y
cityofbirth = Kurashiki,
Okayama
countryofbirth = Japan
dateofdeath =
residence =
spike = 307cm
block = 298cm
height = height|m=1.86
weight = convert|79|kg|lb|abbr=on|lk=on
position = Middle Blocker
currentclub = Toray Arrows
clubnumber = 6
nationalteam = JPN

Erika Araki (荒木絵里香 "Araki Erika", born August 3, 1984) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Toray Arrows.

In July 2008, Toray Arrows announced she transfer the register form Toray Arrows to Foppapedretti Bergamo.

Profiles

*Her father was a rugby football player, Waseda university. Her mother was a teacher of physical education.
*Childhood she was a good player of swimming and athletics.
*She became a volleyball player at 10 years old.
*While attending Seitoku Gakuen high school, the volleyball team won the top of Japanese high school with Kana Oyama.
*The seniors of national team call her "ARAKING". (Araki and King are combined)

Clubs

*Seitokugakuen High School → jpn Toray Arrows (2003-2008)
*2008-2009 ita Foppapedretti Bergamo (Rental transfering the register between 2008/09 and 2009/05)

National Team

*2006: 6th place in the World Championship in Japan
*2007: 7th place in the World Cup in Japan
*2008: 5th place in the Olympic Games of Beijing

Awards

*The 10th Women's V.League Best 6 (2003-04)
*The 12th Women's V.League Best 6 (2005-06)
*2007-08 Women's V.Premier League Most Valuable Player, Spike awards, Block awards, Best 6

External links

* [http://www.fivb.org/EN/volleyball/competitions/WorldGrandPrix/2008/Teams/VB_PlayerDB.asp?No=112717 FIVB biography]
* [http://www.toray.co.jp/arrows/women/index.html Toray Arrows Women's Volleyvall Team]
* [http://www.toray.co.jp/news/event/nr080724.html Toray Official Araki rental transfer the register to Bergamo]
* [http://www.vivovolley.it/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2720 Italian news:the move to Bergamo]
* [http://www.sponichi.co.jp/olympic/news/2008/07/24/10.html Japanese news:the move from Toray Arrows to Bergamo]