| Birth Date: | 24 September 1985 |
| Birth Place: | Paris, France |
| Weight: | 55kg (121lb) |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | Pole vault |
| Updated: | 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.
| Representing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |