Maria Leonor Ribeiro Tavares, also known as Eleonor Tavares, (born 24 September 1985 in Paris, France) is a

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-born Portuguese pole vaulter. She competed at the

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. 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

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1985 births Living people Athletes from Paris Portuguese female pole vaulters French female pole vaulters Portuguese people of Cape Verdean descent French people of Portuguese descent French sportspeople of Cape Verdean descent Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Portugal Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games competitors for Portugal {{Portugal-athletics-bio-stub