Ana Paula Henkel

Ana Paula Henkel
Paula Henkel (left) in 2006
Personal information
Full nameAna Paula Rodrigues Henkel
NationalityBrazil and United States
Born (1972-02-13) 13 February 1972
Lavras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Spike309 cm (122 in)
Block284 cm (112 in)
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle blocker
Number5
National team
1992–1998 Brazil
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing  Brazil
Summer Olympics
1996 AtlantaTeam
World Championship
1994 BrazilTeam
World Grand Prix
1994 Shanghai
1996 Shanghai
1998 Hong Kong
1995 Shanghai
CSV South American Championship
1995 Porto Alegre
1993 Cusco

Ana Paula Rodrigues Henkel (born 13 February 1972), more commonly known as Ana Paula, is a Brazilian retired female volleyball player and journalist who represented Brazil at four Summer Olympics: in volleyball in 1992 and 1996, and in beach volleyball in 2004 and 2008. With Brazil women's national volleyball team, she won three World Grand Prix editions and got medals in various tournaments, including the 1996 Olympics in the United States and the 1994 FIVB World Championship in Japan. On the beach, she won the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour in 2003 (alongside Sandra Pires) and 2008 (with Shelda Bede).