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Volleyball · Beach volleyball · Brazil

Ana Paula Connelly

1993–2008 · Olympic silver medallist in 1996 and a world beach volleyball champion.

Retired
Ranking model

100% titles, statistics, dominance, longevity and global competition depth.

Pure sporting data
81.9
Cultural & brand footprint 38/100 · total legacy 69.6
Olympic medals
1
World Championship titles
1
World Tour wins
20
Olympic Games contested
3
Years at the top level
16

Category profile

Dominance
78
Peak
88
Longevity
84
Honours
80
Statistics
80

Career timeline · Titles per season

SeasonTitles per seasonShare of career
199355
199466
199578
199692
199796
199888
199986
200084
200180
200278
200376
200472
200568
200662
200756
200850

Data sources

  • FIVB Beach Volleyball
  • Olympedia
  • Beach Volleyball Database

Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method

Why Ana Paula Connelly ranks #171 in Volleyball

Ana Paula Connelly ranks 171st among Volleyball athletes on GOAT Rank and 3136th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 81.9 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 88, Longevity 84, Honours 80, Statistics 80. Those categories are normalised against the full Volleyball reference universe of 308 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.

The record covers 1993–2008 with 16 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1997, which sets the Peak component at 88. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 88 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes olympic medals 1, world championship titles 1, world tour wins 20, olympic games contested 3.

Immediately ahead sits Emanuele Birarelli on 81.9, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Kira Walkenhorst on 81.9. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.

Ana Paula Connelly GOAT Score explained

Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Connelly stood above the field while competing. Scored 78/100 against the full Volleyball cohort.
Peak88/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1997. Scored 88/100.
Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 15 years of competition and 16 recorded seasons. Scored 84/100.
Honours80/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 80/100.
Statistics80/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 80/100.

Ana Paula Connelly — frequently asked

Is Ana Paula Connelly the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Ana Paula Connelly ranks 171st in Volleyball with a GOAT Score of 81.9, behind Karch Kiraly on 95.4.
What is Ana Paula Connelly's GOAT Score?
81.9 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 80 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Ana Paula Connelly rank all time?
3136th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 171st within Volleyball.
Ana Paula Connelly vs Emanuele Birarelli: who ranks higher?
Ana Paula Connelly, on 81.9 against Emanuele Birarelli's 81.9 — a margin of 0.0 points.
Compare with Kiraly