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{{short description|Japanese volleyball player}}
{{Family name hatnote|[[Araki (surname)|Araki]]|lang=Japanese}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox volleyball biography
| name           = Erika Araki
| fullname       = <!-- if different -->
| nickname       = Erica
| image          = Erika Araki.jpg
| birth_date     = {{birth date and age|1984|08|03|df=y}}
| birth_place    = [[Kurashiki, Okayama]], Japan
| death_date     =
| hometown       =
| spike          = 318 cm
| block          = 312 cm
| height         = 1.86 m
| weight         = 78 kg
| position       = Middle blocker
| currentclub    = 
| teamnumber     = 11 (2008-2010, 2016-2020)<br>5 (2012)
| nationalteam   = 2005–2021 {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Japan women's national volleyball team|Japan]]
| years          = 2003–2008<br>2008–2009<br>2009–2013<br>2014–2016<br>2016–2021
| teams          = {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Toray Arrows (women's volleyball team)|Toray Arrows]]<br>{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Volley Bergamo|Foppapedretti Bergamo]]<br>{{flagicon|JPN}} Toray Arrows<br>{{flagicon|Japan}} [[Ageo Medics]]<br>{{flagicon|Japan}} [[Toyota Auto Body Queenseis]]
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport | Women's [[volleyball]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{JPN}}}}
[[File:Olympic rings.svg|center|80px]]
{{MedalCompetition|[[Volleyball at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|2012 London]]|[[Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's team rosters#.C2.A0Japan|Team]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship|World Championship]]}}
{{MedalBronze| [[2010 FIVB Women's World Championship|2010 Japan]] |[[2010 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship squads#.C2.A0Japan|Team]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Games]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[Volleyball at the 2006 Asian Games|2006 Doha]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Women's Volleyball Championship|Asian Championship]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[2007 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship|2007 Suphanburi]]|}}
{{MedalGold| [[2017 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship|2017 Biñan/Muntinlupa]]|}}
{{MedalSilver| [[2011 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship|2011 Taipei]]|}}
{{MedalBronze| [[2005 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship|2005 Taicang]]|}}
{{MedalBronze| [[2009 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship|2009 Hanoi]]|}}
| updated        = 
}}

{{nihongo|'''Erika Araki'''|荒木 絵里香|Araki Erika|born 3 August 1984}} is a retired [[Japanese people|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,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Erika ARAKI|url=https://olympics.com/en/athletes/erika-araki|access-date=2021-08-13|website=Olympics.com}}</ref> and [[2020 Summer Olympics]], in [[Volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|Women's volleyball]] which she was the captain.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Volleyball ARAKI Erika|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/volleyball/athlete-profile-n1316340-araki-erika.htm|url-status=dead|access-date=2021-08-13|work=Tokyo 2020 Olympics|publisher=[[Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games]]|language=en-us|archive-date=2021-08-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210813200508/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/volleyball/athlete-profile-n1316340-araki-erika.htm}}</ref>

== Career ==
Araki began her professional volleyball career with the [[Toray Arrows (women's volleyball team)|Toray Arrows]] from 2003 to 2008.<ref name="VBox">{{Cite web |url=https://women.volleybox.net/erika-araki-p2399 |title=Erika Araki |website=Volleybox.net |access-date=26 September 2023 }}</ref> In July 2008, she joined [[Volley Bergamo|Foppapedretti Bergamo]].<ref name="VBox" /> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.toray-arrows.jp/women/topics/detail.html?key=7DD97209B170F3AE49257B8E000FEE5B |title=荒木絵里香選手の入籍について |author=Toray Arrows |access-date=2013-06-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130620083846/http://www.toray-arrows.jp/women/topics/detail.html?key=7DD97209B170F3AE49257B8E000FEE5B |archive-date=2013-06-20 }}</ref> On 10 October 2013, Toray announced her pregnancy.<ref name="PRE1">{{cite web|url=http://www.toray-arrows.jp/women/topics/detail.html?key=E51734F888826D8849257BF6002E793F |title=荒木選手の退社について |author=Toray Arrows |access-date=2013-10-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005025231/http://www.toray-arrows.jp/women/topics/detail.html?key=E51734F888826D8849257BF6002E793F |archive-date=2013-10-05 }}</ref> Araki joined the [[Ageo Medics]] in 2014 then [[Toyota Auto Body Queenseis]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Erika Araki - Toyota Auto Body Queenseis |url=https://www.vleague.jp/women/player_detail/307 |website=V-League Official Site |access-date=14 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=11 Erika Araki |url=http://queenseis-tab.com/team/member/araki-erika/ |website=Toyota Auto Body Queenseis Official Web Site |publisher=Toyota Auto Body Co., Ltd |access-date=14 December 2018 |archive-date=4 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161104205040/http://queenseis-tab.com/team/member/araki-erika/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Personal life==
*Her father was a [[Rugby football|rugby]] player at [[Waseda University]]. Her mother was a PE teacher.<ref>{{cite news |title=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 |url=https://www.nikkansports.com/sports/news/202109180000137.html |access-date=4 October 2021 |publisher=[[Nikkan Sports]] |language= ja}}</ref>
*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.<ref name="PRE1" /><ref>{{cite news |title=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 |url=https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/c048495c42824f25f622e67338c2d3b3a2db1a0d |access-date=4 October 2021 |publisher=[[Yahoo! Japan]] |language= ja}}</ref>

==Awards==

=== Individual ===
*2004 The 10th Women's [[V.League (Japan)|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 [[Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament#Individual awards|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 - [[File:Simple cup icon.svg|16px]] Champion, with Toray Arrows
*2007 [[National Sports Festival of Japan|Domestic Sports Festival (Volleyball)]] - [[File:Simple cup icon.svg|16px]] Champion, with Toray Arrows
*2007–2008 [[Emperor's Cup and Empress's Cup All Japan Volleyball Championship|Empress's Cup]] - [[File:Simple cup icon.svg|16px]] Champion, with Toray Arrows
*2007–2008 [[V.League (Japan)|V.Premier League]] - [[File:Simple cup icon.svg|16px]] Champion, with Toray Arrows
*2008-09 [[CEV Women's Champions League|Champions League]] - [[File:Simple cup icon.svg|16px]] Champion, with Volley Bergamo
*2009–10 V.Premier League - [[File:Simple cup icon.svg|16px]] Champion, with Toray Arrows
*2010 Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Tournament - [[File:Simple cup icon.svg|16px]] Champion, with Toray Arrows
*2010–11 V.Premier League - [[File:Gorm silver cup.jpg|16px]] Runner-up, with Toray Arrows
*2011 Empress's Cup - [[File:Simple cup icon.svg|16px]] Champion, with Toray Arrows
*2011–12 V.Premier League - [[File:Simple cup icon.svg|16px]] Champion, with Toray Arrows
*2012-2013 V.Premier League - [[File:Gorm silver cup.jpg|16px]] 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 [[FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship|World Championship]] in [[Japan]]
*2011 [[2011 Montreux Volley Masters|Montreux Volley Masters]] - [[File:Simple cup icon.svg|16px]] Champion
*2011 4th place in the [[FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup|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]] - [[File:Simple cup icon.svg|16px]] Champion

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{FIVB player|112717}}
* [http://www.fivb.org/EN/volleyball/competitions/WorldGrandPrix/2008/Teams/VB_PlayerDB.asp?No=112717 Erika Araki] at [[Fédération Internationale de Volleyball|FIVB.org]] World Grand Prix 2008
* {{CEV player}}
* {{Olympedia}}
* {{Olympics.com}}
* {{Instagram}}
* {{web archive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725072140/http://www.toray.co.jp/news/event/nr080724.html |date=dmy |title=Toray Official Araki rental transfer the register to Bergamo}}
* {{web archive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828035058/http://www.vivovolley.it/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2720 |date=dmy |title=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]
* [https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-topics/c07607/ Araki Erika: Looking to Lead Women’s National Volleyball Team to Tokyo Glory] at ''nippon.com''
* [http://www.toray-arrows.jp/women/index.html Toray Arrows Women's Volleyball Team]

{{Japan women volleyball team 2008 Olympics}}
{{Japan squad 2010 FIVB Women's World Championship}}
{{Japan women volleyball team 2012 Olympics}}
{{Japan women volleyball team 2016 Olympics}}
{{Japan women's volleyball team 2020 Summer Olympics}}

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[[Category:Volleyball players at the 2006 Asian Games]]
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