Erika Araki

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, and 2020 Summer Olympics, in Women's volleyball 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 Foppapedretti Bergamo. On 10 October 2013, Toray announced her pregnancy. Araki joined the Ageo Medics in 2014 then Toyota Auto Body Queenseis.

Personal life 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 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.

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

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 4th place in the World Cup in Japan 2012: 3rd place in the Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament in London