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Maria Eleonor Ribeiro Tavares

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Maria Eleonor Ribeiro Tavares

PORPORWomen
Birth dateSep 24, 1985
BirthplaceLisbon, Portugal
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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. 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. Their athletic achievements reflect years of dedicated training and competition at the highest levels.

PB

Personal bests

4.50
4.93
36.74

Performance Charts

Season bests

SeasonDisciplineResultWindDateTrendCompetitions
2025
LJ
4.93+1.9May 24, 2025
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Campeonato Distrital U18
2020
PV
4.03-Jan 18, 2020
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Bordeaux (FRA) (i)
2019
PV
4.30-Jul 16, 2019
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Meeting Pro Athlé Tour de Sotteville les Rouen
2018
PV
4.30-Mar 3, 2018
↓
Thiais (FRA) (i)
2017
PV
4.35-Feb 18, 2017
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Bordeaux (FRA) (i)
2016
PV
4.50=-Jul 6, 2016
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Franconville (FRA)
2016
LJ
4.74+0.2Jul 31, 2016
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Schifflange Meeting International, Schifflange
2015
PV
4.33-Jul 15, 2015
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Aulnay-sous-Bois (FRA)
2014
PV
4.44-Feb 16, 2014
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Pombal (POR) (i)
2013
PV
4.43-Dec 21, 2013
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Aulnay-sous-Bois (FRA) (i)
2012
PV
4.42-Feb 26, 2012
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Aubière (FRA) (i)
2011
PV
4.50-Jul 29, 2011
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Albi (FRA)
2010
PV
4.32-Jan 9, 2010
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Villeurbanne (FRA) (i)
2009
PV
4.35-Mar 6, 2009
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European Indoor Championships, Oval Lingotto, Torino (i)
2008
PV
4.23-Dec 5, 2008
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Aulnay-sous-Bois (FRA) (i)
2007
PV
4.15-Feb 17, 2007
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Aubière (FRA) (i)
2006
PV
4.12=-Dec 8, 2006
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Aulnay-sous-Bois (FRA) (i)
2005
PV
4.12-Jan 22, 2005
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Epinal (FRA) (i)
2005
JT
36.74-Jul 8, 2005-Lignano Sabbiadoro (ITA)
2004
PV
3.81-Nov 27, 2004
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Calais (FRA) (i)
2003
PV
3.71-Mar 22, 2003
↓
Cercy-la-Tour (FRA) (i)
2002
PV
3.85-Jun 26, 2002
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Aulnay-sous-Bois (FRA)
2001
PV
3.55-May 31, 2001
↓
Dijon (FRA)

2025

1 performance
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
LJ
4.93+1.9May 24Campeonato Distrital U18

2020

2 performances
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
PV
4.03-Jan 18Perche Elite Tour, Bordeaux (i)
PV
4.02-Jan 11Perche Elite Tour, Orléans (i)

2019

20 performances
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
PV
4.16-Dec 21Perche Elite Tour, Aulnay-sous-Bois (i) - Elite Event
PV
4.07-Dec 14Meeting des Sauts, Nogent-sur-Oise (i)
PV
4.21-Aug 14POR-ESP Int. Match, Lisboa
PV
4.20-Jul 28French Championships, St-Etienne
PV
4.10-Jul 26French Championships, St-Etienne
PV
4.20-Jul 26French Championships, St-Etienne
PV
4.30-Jul 16Meeting Pro Athlé Tour de Sotteville les Rouen
PV
4.15-Jun 26Meeting du 26 Juin, Aulnay-sous-Bois
PV
3.97-Jun 14Meeting d'Athlétisme Music Jump, Albi
PV
4.05-Jun 10Meeting National de Cergy-Pontoise, Cergy-Pontoise
PV
3.80-Jun 1Regional Championships, Montgeron
PV
3.50-May 19French Club Championships, Villeneuve d'Ascq
PV
4.12-Feb 22Pole Vault Meeting
PV
4.00-Feb 17French Indoor Championships
PV
4.10-Feb 17Portuguese Indoor Club Championships, Braga (i)
PV
4.00-Feb 16French Indoor Championships
PV
4.15-Feb 12Meeting Elite, Eaubonne (i)
PV
4.20-Feb 10Portuguese Indoor Championships
PV
4.20-Feb 9Portuguese Indoor Championships
PV
4.27-Jan 30Meeting National, Reims (i)

2018

23 performances
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
PV
4.28-Jul 25Castres Meeting National, Castres
PV
4.01-Jul 21Heusden-Zolder KBC Night of Athletics, Heusden-Zolder
PV
4.00-Jul 10Ávila ESP-ITA-POR U23 Match, Avila
PV
4.24-Jul 8Portuguese Championships
PV
4.05-Jul 7French Championships, Albi
PV
4.20-Jul 7French Championships, Albi
PV
4.20-Jul 6French Championships, Albi
PV
4.11-Jun 28Tarragona Mediterran Games, Tarragona
PV
4.11-Jun 27Tarragona Mediterran Games, Tarragona
PV
4.30-Jun 23Blois Meeting National, Blois
PV
4.25-Jun 22Pontoise Meeting National, Cergy-Pontoise
PV
4.10-Jun 9Pézenas Meeting National, Pezenas
PV
4.18-Jun 8Pierre-Bénite Meeting National, Pierre-Bénite
PV
4.15-May 30Aulnay-sous-Bois
PV
4.20-May 20Grenoble French Club Championships, Grenoble
PV
4.10-May 6Aubagne French Club Championships, Aubagne
PV
4.30-Mar 3Thiais (i)
PV
4.21-Feb 17French Indoor Championships
PV
4.15-Feb 11Portuguese Indoor Championships, Pombal (i)
PV
4.15-Feb 10Portuguese Indoor Championships, Pombal (i)
PV
4.16-Feb 7Paris Indoor Meeting, Paris (i) - Special Events
PV
4.26-Jan 31Reims Meeting National, Reims (i)
PV
4.15-Jan 13Orleans Perche Elite Tour, Orléans (i)

2017

4 performances
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
PV
4.00-Sep 17Mortagne
PV
4.30-Jul 23Leiria Portuguese Club Ch. Div. 1, Leiria
PV
4.30-Jul 15French Championships, Marseille
PV
4.20-Jul 6Bron
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Honours

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Portuguese Indoor Championships

Pole Vault

2019
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Portuguese Indoor Championships

Pole Vault

2017
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Portuguese Indoor Championships

Pole Vault

2015
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Portuguese Championships

Pole Vault

2014
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Portuguese Indoor Championships

Pole Vault

2014
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Portuguese Indoor Championships

Pole Vault

2013
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Portuguese Championships

Pole Vault

2012
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Portuguese Indoor Championships

Pole Vault

2011
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Portuguese Championships

Pole Vault

2011