Henriette Iatika
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| National team | Vanuatu |
| Born | 19 June 1985 Tanna |
| Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Beach Volleyball |
| Partner | (2007-2014), (2013) |
Henriette Iatika (born 19 June 1985) is a beach volleyball player from Vanuatu.
Life & career[]
Iatika was born in 1985 in Tanna, Vanuatu[1][2] and currently resides in Port Villa.[3]
Iatika's first beach volleyball competition was in the 2006 Vanuatu Open, following which she was selected for the national team. Playing with , she won silver in the 2007 Oceania Championship in Samoa and bronze in the South Pacific Games, also in 2007.[4][5]
In 2008 she won bronze at the U23 Championship in Australia and, with Miller Elwin, she placed third at the Queensland Open.[4] She played in her first Swatch FIVB World Tour in March 2008 in Adelaide, Australia[4] and won gold in the 2008 Oceania Championship in Tonga.[6][7]
In 2012 she won the silver medal (with Miller Elwin) at the Asian Beach Volleyball Championship.[4] She won gold, with , at the 2012 Oceania Beach Volleyball Championships.[8]
In 2013 Iatika and Elwin competed together in the Asian Beach Volleyball Championship and the Beach Volleyball World Championships, placing 37th.[9][10]
Iatika has been the team captain for the Vanuatu national beach volleyball team[4] and currently holds a coaching role for the Vanuatu Pacific Games team.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Henriette Iatika". FIVB. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Women". Vanuatu Volleyball Federation. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- ^ "Henriette Iatika". Beach Volleyball Database. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Henriette Iatika - Beach Volleyball Team Vanuatu". SportsTG. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- ^ "South Pacific Games - Samoa 2007". SportsTG. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- ^ "2008 Oceania Beach Volleyball Championship". SportsTG. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- ^ Rowbottom, Mike (13 November 2013). "Funding crisis may halt Vanuatu women's beach volleyball player's Rio 2016 quest". Inside the Games. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- ^ "Australia and Vanuatu take home gold at the Oceania Beach Volleyball Championships". FIVB. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- ^ "FIVB World Championships". FIVB. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- ^ "Sport: Vanuatu's impressive showing at Beach Volleyball Worlds". Radio New Zealand. 8 July 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
Further reading[]
Vanuatu Beach Volleyball Stories - The Henriette Iatika Story
External links[]
- Henriette Iatika at the FIVB beach volleyball players' database
- Henriette Iatika at the Beach Volleyball Database
- Living people
- 1985 births
- People from Tafea Province
- Vanuatuan female beach volleyball players