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, writes for a Brazilian newspaper, and is studying political science.

Ana Paula Henkel
Ana Paula Henkel (left) in 2006
Personal information
Full name	Ana Paula Rodrigues Connelly Henkel
Nationality	Brazil
Born	(1972-02-13) 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)
Volleyball information
Position	Middle blocker
National team
Brazil
Honours Women's volleyball Representing  Brazil Summer Olympics 1996 Atlanta Team World Championship 1994 Brazil Team World Cup 1995 Japan World Grand Prix 1994 Shanghai 1996 Shanghai 1998 Hong Kong 1995 Shanghai