Ana Paula Connelly
As of July 7, 2010
Ana Paula Rodrigues Connelly (now Ana Paula Rodrigues Henkel) ( born February 13, 1972 in Lavra, Minas Gerais ) is a Brazilian beach volleyball player, volleyball player and former World silver medalist and bronze medalist at the Olympic Summer Games.
Career Hall
Ana Paula Rodrigues reached with the Brazilian national team at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona in fourth place, 1996, there were in Atlanta the bronze medal. 1994 won Rodrigues Connelly with the Brazilians the silver medal at the World Championships in São Paulo and the gold medal at the volleyball World Grand Prix, a success they could repeat in 1996 and 1998. In 1998 she was also awarded as the best attack player and as efficient Blocker.
Career Beach
On the side of Jackie Silva launched Ana Paula Rodrigues Connelli 1999 Beach their career. With her new partner Mônica Rodrigues she won in 2000 in Cagliari in Italy their first FIVB event. With Tatiana Minello Ana Paula reached after her parental leave in the very first tournament in Madrid in 2002, the best finish with the silver medal.
The following year was the most successful in their careers Beach. In ten events Connelly reached with Sandra Pires eight times the final, thereby jumped out four wins, the title of the FIVB Tour Champion was not to take the two Brazilians after this balance. Only two events there was no medal, but it was also the World Cup in their home country, which ended Ana Paula and Sandra Pires with fifth place, a placement that they confirmed in the coming year at the Olympic Games in Athens.
After nearly optimal yield a success, and a third in only two tournaments in 2005 with Shaylyn Bede Ana Paula Connelly was launched in the same year Leila Barros a new collaboration. The two former indoor volleyball players were able to win the 2006 FIVB tournament in Montreal, according to a second place at the end of the year there was only enough to more fourth places in 2007.
The older sister of short-term partner Shaylyn, the double world champion Shelda Bede, in 2008 Ana Paula's fifth partner, with whom she won at least one FIVB title. This performance could not be repeated so far in both women and men. In addition, Ana Paula Connelly won this year for the second time in her career the title of the Champions Tour, also they were with Shelda the FIVB Team of the Year. These achievements were made possible by three first, a second and two third places. After the Olympic Games in Beijing, in which the two Brazilian women occupied the fifth place, they reached the following year the semifinals of the World Championships in Stavanger, but then lost both games and thus occupied the fourth place.
2010 played Ana Paula with her former partner Tatiana Minello two AVP tournaments, the two reached a fifth and a ninth.
Private
Ana Paula Rodrigues grew up in her native Lavra. In 1994 she married the basketball player Jeffty Connelly, 2001, she was with the volleyball coach Marcus Miranda a son, whom she named Gabriel. The beginning of 2010 married the Brazilian again, this time the former American beach volleyball player Carl Henkel, who now works as a lawyer.