Sandra-Helena Tavares

For the Mexican Olympic hurdler, see Sandra Taváres (hurdler).
Sandra-Helena Tavares
Personal information
Full nameSandra-Helena Ribeiro
Tavares
Nationality Portugal
Born (1982-05-29) 29 May 1982 (age 42)
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventPole vault
Achievements and titles
Personal bestPole vault: 4.35 m (2009)

Sandra-Helena Ribeiro Tavares Homo (born May 29, 1982) is a Portuguese pole vaulter.[1] Tavares represented Portugal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed for the women's pole vault. She successfully cleared a height of 4.30 metres, finishing nineteenth overall in the qualifying rounds, and tying her position with Greece's Afroditi Skafida, and Poland's Joanna Piwowarska.[2]

Her two sisters, Maria Leonor Tavares and Elisabete Tavares Ansel also competed in the pole vault.[3]

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Portugal
1999 European Junior Championships Riga, Latvia 14th (q) 3.55 m[4]
2001 European Junior Championships Grosseto, Italy 6th 3.90 m[5]
2003 European U23 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 9th 3.80 m[6]
Universiade Daegu, South Korea 8th 4.10 m
2004 Ibero-American Championships Huelva, Spain 5th 4.10 m
2005 European Indoor Championships Madrid, Spain 18th (q) 4.15 m
Universiade Izmir, Turkey – NM
2007 Universiade Bangkok, Thailand 11th 4.10 m
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China 19th (q) 4.30 m
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 26th (q) 4.25 m
2010 European Championships Barcelona, Spain 24th (q) 3.95 m

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sandra-Helena Tavares". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Women's Pole Vault Qualification". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Grioo.com : Maria Ribeiro Tavares : j'espère entrer en finale aux Jeux Olympiques de Londres".
  4. ^ "AfterMarket.pl :: Domain wjah.co.uk". www.wjah.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2011-10-23.
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-05-21. Retrieved 2013-06-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). www.european-athletics.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 December 2003. Retrieved 12 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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