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.Sports reference profileLondon 2012 profile
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.
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 Representing 2002World Junior ChampionshipsKingston, Jamaica20th (q)3.60 m2007European Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom21st (q)3.75 mEuropean U23 ChampionshipsDebrecen, Hungary13th (q)3.95 mUniversiadeBangkok, Thailand13th (q)3.90 m2009European Indoor ChampionshipsTurin, Italy9th (q)4.35 m2010European ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain23rd (q)4.05 m2011European Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France18th (q)4.15 mWorld ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea18th (q)4.25 m2012European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland17th (q)4.25 mOlympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom31st (q)4.10 m2014European ChampionshipsZürich, Switzerland26th (q)4.00 m2016Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil29th (q)4.15 m2018Mediterranean GamesTarragona, Spain7th4.11 m
References IAAF profile