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{{short description|Japanese handball player (born 1982)}}
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{{nihongo|'''Karina Maki'''|巻 加理奈|Maki Karina|born July 13, 1982}} is a [[Team handball]] player from [[Uki, Kumamoto|Uki in Kumamoto Prefecture]], Japan. She plays for [[Japan Handball League]] side [[Omron]]. She is a sister of Japan National Team International and [[JEF United Ichihara Chiba]] star, [[Seiichiro Maki]] and [[Nagoya Grampus]] forward/defender [[Yuki Maki]]. She is 169&nbsp;cm tall and weighs 69&nbsp;kg. Karina Maki's position is utility (often play as offensive defender). During her childhood school days she used to play Ice Hockey (with her brother Seiichiro Maki) and Basketball.  Her nickname is "Hiro" by her teammates and OMRON fans.

==Playing style==
Karina Maki is well known for her all round skills especially her offensive plays and skills

==External links==
*https://web.archive.org/web/20070825090546/http://omronhbc.web.infoseek.co.jp/ (Japanese) profile of Karina Maki
*https://web.archive.org/web/20070825090546/http://omronhbc.web.infoseek.co.jp/ OMRON Handball Team Official Website (Japanese)

{{Japan squad 2011 World Women's Handball Championship}}

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[[Category:1982 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Japanese female handball players]]
[[Category:Handball players at the 2010 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Asian Games silver medalists for Japan]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games]]
[[Category:21st-century Japanese sportswomen]]
[[Category:Asian Games silver medalists in handball]]

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