Sandra-Helena Tavares

Sandra-Helena Tavares
Personal information
Full name	Sandra-Helena Ribeiro; Tavares
Nationality	Portugal
Born	29 May 1982 (age 42)
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Pole vault
Achievements and titles
Personal best	Pole vault: 4.35 m (2009)

Sandra-Helena Ribeiro Tavares Homo (born May 29, 1982) is a Portuguese pole vaulter.^[1] Tavares represented Portugal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed for the women's pole vault. She successfully cleared a height of 4.30 metres, finishing nineteenth overall in the qualifying rounds, and tying her position with Greece's Afroditi Skafida, and Poland's Joanna Piwowarska.^[2]

Her two sisters, Maria Leonor Tavares and Elisabete Tavares Ansel also competed in the pole vault.^[3]

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Portugal
1999	European Junior Championships	Riga, Latvia	14th (q)	3.55 m^[4]
2001	European Junior Championships	Grosseto, Italy	6th	3.90 m^[5]
2003	European U23 Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	9th	3.80 m^[6]
2003	Universiade	Daegu, South Korea	8th	4.10 m
2004	Ibero-American Championships	Huelva, Spain	5th	4.10 m
2005	European Indoor Championships	Madrid, Spain	18th (q)	4.15 m
2005	Universiade	Izmir, Turkey	–	NM
2007	Universiade	Bangkok, Thailand	11th	4.10 m
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	19th (q)	4.30 m
2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	26th (q)	4.25 m
2010	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	24th (q)	3.95 m

References

^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sandra-Helena Tavares". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
^ "Women's Pole Vault Qualification". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
^ "Grioo.com : Maria Ribeiro Tavares : j'espère entrer en finale aux Jeux Olympiques de Londres".
^ "AfterMarket.pl :: Domain wjah.co.uk". www.wjah.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2011-10-23.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-05-21. Retrieved 2013-06-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). www.european-athletics.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 December 2003. Retrieved 12 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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[1] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sandra-Helena Tavares". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2013.

[2] "Women's Pole Vault Qualification". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2013.

[3] "Grioo.com : Maria Ribeiro Tavares : j'espère entrer en finale aux Jeux Olympiques de Londres".

[4] "AfterMarket.pl :: Domain wjah.co.uk". www.wjah.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2011-10-23.

[5] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-05-21. Retrieved 2013-06-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[6] "Archived copy" (PDF). www.european-athletics.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 December 2003. Retrieved 12 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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