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is a retired
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player. She served as captain for the national team from 2009 to 2012. She competed at the
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winning a bronze medal, and
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, in
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which she was the captain.


Career

Araki began her professional volleyball career with the Toray Arrows from 2003 to 2008. In July 2008, she joined
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. 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. On 10 October 2013, Toray announced her pregnancy. Araki joined the
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in 2014 then
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.


Personal life

*Her father was a
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player at
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. 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 already 5 feet tall. *While attending Seitoku Gakuen High School with
Kana Oyama Kana Oyama (大山 加奈 ''Ōyama Kana'', born June 19, 1984) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Toray Arrows. She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece wearing the #13 jersey. There, she and the Japan women's natio ...
, the volleyball team were national high school champions. *She has one daughter.


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
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- 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
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*2007: 7th place in the
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*2008: 5th place in the
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, 3rd place in the
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*2009: 3rd place in the
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*2010: 3rd place in the
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*2011
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- Champion *2011 4th place in the
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in Japan *2012: 3rd place in the
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- Champion


References


External links

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Erika Araki
at FIVB.org World Grand Prix 2008 * * * * * *
Japanese news:the move from Toray Arrows to Bergamo

Araki Erika: Looking to Lead Women’s National Volleyball Team to Tokyo Glory
at ''nippon.com''

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