Erika araki

She served as captain for erika araki national team from to She competed at the Summer Olympics winning a bronze medal, [1] and Summer Olympicsin Women's volleyball which she was the captain.

She served as captain for the national team from to She competed at the Summer Olympics winning a bronze medal, [1] and Summer Olympics , in Women's volleyball which she was the captain. Araki began her professional volleyball career with the Toray Arrows from to From to , Araki served as team captain. On 18 June , the team announced her marriage.

Erika araki

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Japan women's volleyball squad — Summer Olympics — Bronze medal. Contents move to sidebar hide. In this Japanese nameerika araki, the surname is Araki.

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Araki, who captained the bronze medal winning Japanese team at the London Olympics will lead a new batch of hopefuls at their home Games. Eight years ago, she stepped up in difficult moments and listened to sound advice from her teammates. Her leadership was built on trust and that helped the team succeed. Erika Araki on the attack. We built an excellent team that had great players and staff and I am proud I captained that team. There were also many people who were more pleased than we were and that made me very happy. That welcome parade after London was wonderful. Erika Araki at the London Olympic Games. Araki has been at three Olympic Games and is going for her fourth in Apart from that London bronze medal win, the most memorable moment for her was the , , , , quarterfinal victory over China.

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Defending two-time Asian champions Japan lost the close first set to Belgium, but pulled their game together to power past the tough rivals in the following sets , , to move to the third position at the team standing with 25 points from 9 wins against 3 losses. But we knew that Japan are playing really well at this tournament, we knew that it would be a tough game, but we were pushing, we kept playing. They are not the tallest and not the strongest team but they are working so well together, their tactics are always good, they keep fighting and no ball falls to the floor, so playing against them you have to be really patient. Belgium are a high-blocking team, they have a good service, so it was not easy to play against them. But we worked really well in defence and in reception and this gave us the victory today.

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Read Edit View history. Retrieved 18 June Nikkan Sports. Araki began her professional volleyball career with the Toray Arrows from to Tokyo Olympics. Retrieved 13 August Tokyo Olympics. V-League Official Site. Download as PDF Printable version. From to , Araki served as team captain.

Tokyo Meet the Athletes. Over her long career, the year-old has played for clubs at home and overseas and led Japan to a bronze finish in London in She has also faced challenges off the court, including coming back after giving birth and being treated for a potentially serious heart condition.

Quick Facts Personal information, Nickname Tokyo Olympics. Retrieved 13 August Retrieved 26 September Personal life. Japanese volleyball player. V-League Official Site. Toyota Auto Body Co. Retrieved 3 October On 18 June , the team announced her marriage. Archived from the original on 5 October She served as captain for the national team from to Retrieved 13 August External links.