Maria Leonor Tavares

Maria Leonor Tavares
Personal information
Born (1985-09-24) September 24, 1985 (age 39)
Paris, France
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Country Portugal
SportAthletics
EventPole vault
Updated on 15 August 2012

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]

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

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Portugal
2002 World Junior Championships Kingston, Jamaica 20th (q) 3.60 m
2007 European Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 21st (q) 3.75 m
European U23 Championships Debrecen, Hungary 13th (q) 3.95 m
Universiade Bangkok, Thailand 13th (q) 3.90 m
2009 European Indoor Championships Turin, Italy 9th (q) 4.35 m
2010 European Championships Barcelona, Spain 23rd (q) 4.05 m
2011 European Indoor Championships Paris, France 18th (q) 4.15 m
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 18th (q) 4.25 m
2012 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 17th (q) 4.25 m
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 31st (q) 4.10 m
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 26th (q) 4.00 m
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 29th (q) 4.15 m
2018 Mediterranean Games Tarragona, Spain 7th 4.11 m

References

  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".


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