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XXVIII Olympic Games
August 14 - 24, 2004

(3) Ana Paula Connelly/Sandra Pires, Brazil

Ana Paula Connelly Henkel
Brazil

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 13, 1972 (52 yrs old)

Home Town:

Lavras (MG)

Height:

183 cm (6'0")

Weight:

68 kg (150 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

113

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$668,452.50

Sandra Pires Tavares
Brazil

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 16, 1973 (51 yrs old)

Home Town:

Rio de Janeiro

Height:

174 cm (5'9")

Weight:

64 kg (141 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

110

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$773,542.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	17	5	4	0	1	4	1	1	0	0	1	US$302,500.00

Previous Athens Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/28-31/2004	Austria Grand Slam	7	5th	324	US$13,500.00
FIVB	6/22-26/2004	Germany Grand Slam	4	25th	60	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/15-19/2004	Switzerland Open	3	4th	252	US$11,000.00
FIVB	3/9-14/2004	Brazil Open	3	5th	216	US$9,000.00
FIVB	10/7-12/2003	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	2	5th	480	US$15,000.00
FIVB	9/18-21/2003	United States Grand Slam	2	2nd	540	US$30,000.00
FIVB	9/3-7/2003	Italy Open	1	9th	120	US$4,000.00

Athens XXVIII Olympic Games Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Sun, 8/15/2004

Pool C

Nila Ann Hakedal / Ingrid Torlen, Norway (22)

Won 21-18, 21-19

0:47

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Ana Paula Connelly	Total	12	8	0	0.667	1	4	0	6
	1	12	8	0	0.667	1	4	0	6
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Sandra Pires	Total	26	19	0	0.731	0	4	1	3
	1	26	19	0	0.731	0	4	1	3
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Tue, 8/17/2004

Pool C

Vasiliki Arvaniti / Efthalia Koutroumanidou, Greece (15)

Won 21-13, 21-14

0:34

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Ana Paula Connelly	Total	15	8	0	0.533	4	8	2	3
	1	15	8	0	0.533	4	8	2	3
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Sandra Pires	Total	17	13	0	0.765	0	5	2	5
	1	17	13	0	0.765	0	5	2	5
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Thu, 8/19/2004

Pool C

Susanne Lahme / Danja Musch, Germany (10)

Lost 21-18, 15-21, 11-15

0:53

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Ana Paula Connelly	Total	24	11	0	0.458	1	4	2	6
	1	24	11	0	0.458	1	4	2	6
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Sandra Pires	Total	29	18	0	0.621	0	9	0	5
	1	29	18	0	0.621	0	9	0	5
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Fri, 8/20/2004

Winner 1

Vasso Karadassiou / Efi Sfyri, Greece (6)

Won 21-16, 21-19

0:40

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Ana Paula Connelly	Total	14	8	0	0.571	2	7	2	6
	1	14	8	0	0.571	2	7	2	6
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Sandra Pires	Total	29	19	0	0.655	0	8	0	3
	1	29	19	0	0.655	0	8	0	3
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Sun, 8/22/2004

Winner 2

Shelda Bede / Adriana Behar, Brazil (2)

Lost 21-15, 13-21, 13-15

0:59

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Ana Paula Connelly	Total	21	12	0	0.571	2	6	2	8
	1	21	12	0	0.571	2	6	2	8
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Sandra Pires	Total	27	15	0	0.556	1	12	2	2
	1	27	15	0	0.556	1	12	2	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Ana Paula Connelly	86	47	0	0.547	10	29	8	29
Sandra Pires	128	84	0	0.656	1	38	5	18
Total	214	131	0	0.612	11	67	13	47
Opponents	233	115	0	0.494	4	69	16	34

Olympic Games, World Championships Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta	Did not play	Jackie Silva - 1st
1997	World Championships	Los Angeles	Did not play	Jackie Silva - 1st
1999	World Championships	Marseille	Jackie Silva - 17th	Adriana Samuel - 4th
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney	Did not play	Adriana Samuel - 3rd
2001	World Championships	Klagenfurt	Did not play	Tatiana Minello - 2nd
2003	World Championships	Rio de Janeiro	Sandra Pires - 5th	Ana Paula Connelly - 5th
2005	World Championships	Berlin	Leila Barros - 9th	Agatha Bednarczuk - 17th
2007	World Championships	Gstaad	Leila Barros - 17th	Did not play
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing	Larissa Maestrini - 5th	Did not play
2009	World Championships	Stavanger	Shelda Bede - 4th	Did not play

Head to Head Results
Connelly/Pires lead the series against the field 42-15 (Lead 15 Series, Trail 2 Series, 4 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 3-5
6/19/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Semi-Finals	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Connelly/Pires	3	17-21, 21-17, 15-11	1:04
9/21/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Gold Medal	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Connelly/Pires	2	22-24, 22-20, 15-12	1:10
8/2/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Gold Medal	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	2	Connelly/Pires	1	21-17, 21-12	0:35
7/20/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Gold Medal	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	2	Connelly/Pires	1	21-10, 21-13	0:37
7/5/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Gold Medal	Connelly/Pires	3	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	21-19, 21-15	0:43
6/28/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Connelly/Pires	4	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	21-17, 21-15	0:37
6/21/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Gold Medal	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	2	Connelly/Pires	4	23-21, 21-15	0:43
6/15/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Semi-Finals	Connelly/Pires	5	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	21-14, 21-19	0:42
Series tied with # 2 Bede/Behar, Brazil 3-3
8/22/04	FIVB	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	Winner 2	Bede/Behar	2	Connelly/Pires	3	15-21, 21-13, 15-13	0:59
6/18/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 4	Bede/Behar	2	Connelly/Pires	3	21-18, 19-21, 18-16	1:05
3/12/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 4	Bede/Behar	2	Connelly/Pires	3	22-20, 18-21, 15-11	1:05
8/10/03	FIVB	Japan Open	Gold Medal	Connelly/Pires	1	Bede/Behar	2	21-18, 19-21, 15-13	1:04
7/19/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Connelly/Pires	1	Bede/Behar	4	21-19, 21-14	0:43
6/15/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Gold Medal	Connelly/Pires	5	Bede/Behar	2	21-23, 21-19, 15-12	0:55
Lead the series against # 4 McPeak/Youngs, United States 3-2
7/30/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Contender 6	McPeak/Youngs	2	Connelly/Pires	7	21-16, 21-14	0:39
6/19/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Bronze Medal	McPeak/Youngs	4	Connelly/Pires	3	By Forfeit
8/2/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Connelly/Pires	1	McPeak/Youngs	4	17-21, 21-16, 15-8	0:52
7/5/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Semi-Finals	Connelly/Pires	3	McPeak/Youngs	2	21-16, 21-14	0:38
6/28/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Connelly/Pires	4	McPeak/Youngs	2	20-22, 29-27, 15-13	1:13
Lead the series against # 5 Cook/Sanderson, Australia 2-0
7/4/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 2	Connelly/Pires	3	Cook/Sanderson	11	21-18, 21-13	0:36
6/27/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Winner 1	Connelly/Pires	4	Cook/Sanderson	14	17-21, 21-13, 15-10	0:47
Lead the series against # 6 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 2-0
8/20/04	FIVB	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	Winner 1	Connelly/Pires	3	Karadassiou/Sfyri	6	21-16, 21-19	0:40
9/20/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Winner 1	Connelly/Pires	2	Karadassiou/Sfyri	17	21-16, 21-9	0:32
Series tied with # 7 Tian/Wang, China 1-1
3/12/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 6	Tian/Wang	4	Connelly/Pires	3	19-21, 21-19, 15-9	1:00
9/20/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Connelly/Pires	2	Tian/Wang	4	21-8, 22-20	0:42
Lead the series against # 8 Pohl/Rau, Germany 3-0
7/30/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Contender 4	Connelly/Pires	7	Pohl/Rau	20	21-14, 21-19	0:37
9/20/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Winner 2	Connelly/Pires	2	Pohl/Rau	14	21-11, 21-16	0:34
6/13/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool E	Connelly/Pires	5	Pohl/Rau	12	21-15, 17-21, 15-10	0:51
Lead the series against # 9 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland 3-0
7/30/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Contender 5	Connelly/Pires	7	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	11	23-21, 21-15	0:45
3/12/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 3	Connelly/Pires	3	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	6	16-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:58
9/5/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Pool A	Connelly/Pires	1	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	17	21-18, 14-21, 15-13	0:50
Series tied with # 10 Lahme/Musch, Germany 1-1
8/19/04	FIVB	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	Pool C	Lahme/Musch	10	Connelly/Pires	3	18-21, 21-15, 15-11	0:53
7/4/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 1	Connelly/Pires	3	Lahme/Musch	29, Q17	21-11, 21-16	0:36
Lead the series against # 11 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 1-0
6/19/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool D	Connelly/Pires	4	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	20	21-16, 21-15	0:35
Lead the series against # 12 Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 2-0
6/17/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 2	Connelly/Pires	3	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	14	21-18, 21-13	0:39
7/18/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 2	Connelly/Pires	1	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	7	21-19, 21-14	0:39
Trail the series against # 13 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 0-1
9/6/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 1	Kadijk/Leenstra	13	Connelly/Pires	1	21-19, 21-16	0:34
Lead the series against # 14 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 3-0
7/31/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool A	Connelly/Pires	1	Gattelli/Perrotta	16	By Forfeit
7/16/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool A	Connelly/Pires	1	Gattelli/Perrotta	16	21-17, 21-16	0:38
6/26/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool D	Connelly/Pires	4	Gattelli/Perrotta	13	21-18, 21-19	0:38
Lead the series against # 15 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou, Greece 4-0
8/17/04	FIVB	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	Pool C	Connelly/Pires	3	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	15	21-13, 21-14	0:34
3/11/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 2	Connelly/Pires	3	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	14	11-21, 21-19, 16-14	0:54
8/8/03	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool A	Connelly/Pires	1	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	17	21-12, 21-17	0:38
6/14/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Winner 2	Connelly/Pires	5	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	30	21-9, 21-18	0:33
Lead the series against # 16 Dumont/Martin, Canada 1-0
7/30/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Contender 3	Connelly/Pires	7	Dumont/Martin	15	21-15, 21-18	0:37
Series tied with # 17 Wang/You, China 1-1
6/24/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Contender 1	Wang/You	13	Connelly/Pires	4	By Forfeit
7/31/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool A	Connelly/Pires	1	Wang/You	17, Q4	21-19, 21-14	0:33
Lead the series against # 18 Lochowicz/Pottharst, Australia 1-0
6/18/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Contender 6	Connelly/Pires	3	Lochowicz/Pottharst	8	21-16, 21-18	0:39
Lead the series against # 19 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 1-0
6/26/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool D	Connelly/Pires	4	Garcia/Gaxiola	29, Q3	21-16, 21-11	0:31
Lead the series against # 20 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 2-0
6/26/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool D	Connelly/Pires	4	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	20, Q1	21-12, 21-15	0:36
6/14/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Winner 1	Connelly/Pires	5	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	22	21-15, 21-11	0:38
Lead the series against # 21 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 2-1
6/23/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Winner 1	Glesnes/Maaseide	29, Q8	Connelly/Pires	4	21-8 Retired	0:11
6/17/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Connelly/Pires	3	Glesnes/Maaseide	30, Q7	18-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:58
7/16/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool A	Connelly/Pires	1	Glesnes/Maaseide	17	21-15, 21-15	0:34
Lead the series against # 22 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 3-0
8/15/04	FIVB	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	Pool C	Connelly/Pires	3	Hakedal/Torlen	22	21-18, 21-19	0:47
7/29/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Connelly/Pires	7	Hakedal/Torlen	26, Q2	18-21, 21-19, 22-20	1:06
10/8/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool B	Connelly/Pires	2	Hakedal/Torlen	23	21-18, 21-11	0:38