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 edit
| 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 edit
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