Henriette Iatika

Henriette Iatika (born 19 June 1985) is a beach volleyball player from Vanuatu.

Henriette Iatika
Personal information
National teamVanuatu
Born (1985-06-19) 19 June 1985
Tanna
Height171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
SportBeach Volleyball
PartnerMiller Elwin (2007-2014), Joyce Joshua (2013)

Life and 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 Miller Elwin, 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 Joyce Joshua, 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
  1. "Henriette Iatika". FIVB. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  2. "Women". Vanuatu Volleyball Federation. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  3. "Henriette Iatika". Beach Volleyball Database. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  4. "Henriette Iatika - Beach Volleyball Team Vanuatu". SportsTG. Archived from the original on 10 November 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  5. "South Pacific Games - Samoa 2007". SportsTG. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  6. "2008 Oceania Beach Volleyball Championship". SportsTG. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  7. 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.
  8. "Australia and Vanuatu take home gold at the Oceania Beach Volleyball Championships". FIVB. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  9. "FIVB World Championships". FIVB. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  10. "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

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