Ana Paula Connelly
Ana Paula Rodrigues Henkel (previously called Ana Paula Connelly) (born 13 February 1972 in Lavras, Minas Gerais) is a female beach volleyball and volleyball player from Brazil, who represented her native country at four Summer Olympics: in volleyball in 1992 and 1996, and in beach volleyball in 2004 and 2008. At her second Olympic appearance she was a member of the team that won the bronze medal in the women's competition. She later started a career in beach volleyball. She was part of the Brazil women's national volleyball team at the 1998 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship in Japan.[1] She lives in Los Angeles, California, works as an architect, writes for a Brazilian newspaper, and is studying political science.
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| Full name | Ana Paula Rodrigues Connelly Henkel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 February 1972 Lavras, Minas Gerais, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spike | 309 cm (122 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Block | 284 cm (112 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Middle blocker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References
- "Women Volleyball XIII World Championship 1998 – Teams Composition. - Brazil". todor66.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
External links
- Ana Paula Connelly at the FIVB beach volleyball players' database
- Ana Paula Connelly at the Beach Volleyball Database
- Ana Paula Connelly at the Brazilian Olympic Committee
- Ana Paula Connelly at the International Olympic Committee
- Ana Paula Connelly at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Ana Paula Henkel's political column
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Preceded by Misty May-Treanor (USA) |
Women's FIVB Beach World Tour Winner alongside  2003 |
Succeeded by Shelda Bede (BRA) |
| Preceded by Juliana Felisberta (BRA) |
Women's FIVB Beach World Tour Winner alongside 2008 |
Succeeded by Juliana Felisberta (BRA) |
| Awards | ||
Preceded by |
Best Spiker of FIVB World Grand Prix 1998 |
Succeeded by |
Preceded by |
Best Blocker of FIVB World Grand Prix 1998 |
Succeeded by |
| Preceded by Inaugural |
Women's FIVB World Tour "Best Server" 2005 – 2007 |
Succeeded by |
| Preceded by Larissa França (BRA) |
Women's FIVB World Tour "Team of the Year" alongside 2008 |
Succeeded by Larissa França (BRA) |
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