Maria Leonor Tavares

Maria Leonor Ribeiro Tavares, also known as Eleonor Tavares, (born 24 September 1985 in Paris, France) is a French-born Portuguese pole vaulter. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

Maria Leonor Tavares
Personal information
Born (1985-09-24) September 24, 1985 (age 38)
Paris, France
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Country Portugal
SportAthletics
EventPole vault
Updated on 15 August 2012

Born in France to Portuguese parents of Cape Verdean descent, she has two older sisters who also compete in the pole vault, Sandra-Helena Homo and Elisabete Ansel.[3]

Her personal bests in the event are 4.50 metres outdoors (Albi 2011) and 4.43 metres indoors (Aulnay-sous-Bois 2014). Both are current national records.

Competition record

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YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing  Portugal
2002World Junior ChampionshipsKingston, Jamaica20th (q)3.60 m
2007European Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom21st (q)3.75 m
European U23 ChampionshipsDebrecen, Hungary13th (q)3.95 m
UniversiadeBangkok, Thailand13th (q)3.90 m
2009European Indoor ChampionshipsTurin, Italy9th (q)4.35 m
2010European ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain23rd (q)4.05 m
2011European Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France18th (q)4.15 m
World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea18th (q)4.25 m
2012European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland17th (q)4.25 m
Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom31st (q)4.10 m
2014European ChampionshipsZürich, Switzerland26th (q)4.00 m
2016Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil29th (q)4.15 m
2018Mediterranean GamesTarragona, Spain7th4.11 m

References

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  1. ^ Sports reference profile
  2. ^ London 2012 profile Archived 2012-07-30 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Maria Ribeiro Tavares : j'espère entrer en finale aux Jeux Olympiques de Londres".