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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 (53 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 (52 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

Awards

Best Server 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
Tour Champion 2003 (with Sandra Pires), 2008 (with Shelda Bede)
Team of the Year 2008 (with Shelda Bede)

Awards

Tour Champion 1995 (with Jackie Silva), 1996 (with Jackie Silva), 2003 (with Ana Paula Connelly)

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
2004	Olympic Games	Athens	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

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$15,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	6	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	$147,500.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	9	4	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	$140,000.00
Total	17	5	4	0	1	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	$302,500.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Ana Paula Connelly												Sandra Pires
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	3	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
5	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	$34,000.00	World Championships	5	1	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	$67,750.00
30	3	3	2	2	10	6	2	1	0	$238,900.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	15	2	4	1	0	3	2	0	1	0	$139,050.00
76	8	5	11	9	23	9	5	1	0	$395,552.50	Challenge/Four Star/Open	86	15	11	14	12	16	7	4	1	0	$487,822.50
											Goodwill Games	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$15,000.00
113	11	8	13	12	36	16	9	2	0	$668,452.50	Total	110	20	16	16	13	21	9	5	2	0	$709,622.50

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2003	FIVB	10	4	4	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$230,000.00	60	6	90.9 %
2004	FIVB	5	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	$37,500.00	15	11	57.7 %
Total	FIVB	15	4	4	0	1	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	$267,500.00	75	17	81.5 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Ana Paula Connelly													Sandra Pires
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											1993	FIVB	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$2,250.00
											1995	FIVB	11	3	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	$45,500.00
											1996	FIVB	10	7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$131,950.00
											1997	FIVB	7	2	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	$66,200.00
											1998	FIVB	8	2	2	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	$79,750.00
7	0	0	1	0	2	1	3	0	0	$20,500.00	1999	FIVB	7	0	0	1	4	2	0	0	0	0	$41,000.00
10	1	0	2	0	5	0	2	0	0	$47,000.00	2000	FIVB	9	0	2	2	2	0	2	1	0	0	$41,500.00
											2001	FIVB	12	1	2	1	3	5	0	0	0	0	$87,000.00
11	0	2	2	0	5	2	0	0	0	$49,352.50	2002	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	6	3	1	1	0	$29,422.50
10	4	4	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$115,000.00	2003	FIVB	10	4	4	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$115,000.00
5	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	1	0	$18,750.00	2004	FIVB	5	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	1	0	$18,750.00
43	5	6	5	1	16	4	5	1	0	$250,602.50	Total	Total	91	19	16	16	12	17	7	2	2	0	$658,322.50

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	71	83.5%	6	7.1%	8	9.4%	77-8	90.6%	9	52.9%	3	17.6%	5	29.4%	9-8	52.9%	71-5	93.4%	15-11	57.7%	1	3	87-19	82.1%
2003-2004	65	84.4%	6	7.8%	6	7.8%	71-6	92.2%	9	52.9%	3	17.6%	5	29.4%	9-8	52.9%	65-5	92.9%	15-9	62.5%	1	3	81-17	82.7%
Against the Field	32	80.0%	3	7.5%	5	12.5%	35-5	87.5%	8	42.1%	2	10.5%	9	47.4%	8-11	42.1%	64-10	86.5%	22-14	61.1%	1	3	44-15	74.6%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2
World Championships	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	9	2	4	0	0	0	1	3	30	7
Challenge/Four Star/Open	1	0	1	0	15	0	0	0	18	4	5	1	0	1	4	1	49	9
Total	1	0	1	0	32	1	0	0	30	8	9	1	0	1	5	4	87	19

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