Elisabete Tavares Ansel

Elisabete Ribeiro Tavares Ansel (born 7 March 1980 in Palencia, Spain) is a Portuguese athlete specialising in the pole vault.[1] Born to Portuguese parents of Cape Verdean descent, she has two younger sisters who also compete in the pole vault, Sandra-Helena Tavares and Maria Leonor Tavares.[2]

She has personal bests of 4.35 metres outdoors (Albi 2008) and 4.40 metres indoors (Pombal 2008).

Competition record

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Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing   Portugal
1997 European Junior Championships Ljubljana, Slovenia 17th (q) 3.30 m
1998 Ibero-American Championships Lisbon, Portugal 8th 3.40 m
World Junior Championships Annecy, France 19th (q) 3.65 m
1999 European Junior Championships Riga, Latvia 18th (q) 3.40 m
2000 European Indoor Championships Ghent, Belgium NM
Ibero-American Championships Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 3rd 3.90 m
2001 European U23 Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 16th (q) 3.80 m
2003 Universiade Daegu, South Korea 4th 4.25 m
2004 Ibero-American Championships Huelva, Spain 11th 3.80 m
2005 European Indoor Championships Madrid, Spain 15th (q) 4.30 m
World Championships Helsinki, Finland 25th (q) 4.00 m
2006 European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 21st (q) 4.00 m
2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan 33rd (q) 4.05 m
2008 World Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 12th (q) 4.25 m
2009 European Indoor Championships Turin, Italy 16th (q) 4.05 m

References

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  1. ^ Elisabete Tavares Ansel at World Athletics  
  2. ^ "Grioo.com : Maria Ribeiro Tavares : j'espère entrer en finale aux Jeux Olympiques de Londres".