Maria Leonor Ribeiro Tavares, also known as Eleonor Tavares, (born 24 September 1985 in

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), ma ...

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) is a French-born

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pole vault Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole, usually made from fiberglass or carbon fiber, as an aid to jump over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the Myc ...

er. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics. 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

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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