Carmo Tavares

María do Carmo Sánchez Tavares de Miranda (born April 27, 1974 in Lisbon) is a Portuguese middle-distance runner, who specialized in the 800 metres.[1] At age thirty-four, Tavares made her official debut for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed in the women's 800 metres. She ran in the sixth and final heat against six other athletes, including Kenya's Janeth Jepkosgei Busienei, who eventually won the silver medal in the final. She finished the race in sixth place by more than a second behind Italy's Elisa Cusma Piccione, with a time of 2:01.91. Tavares, however, failed to advance into the semi-finals, as she placed twenty-first overall, and was ranked farther below three mandatory slots for the next round.[2]

Carmo Tavares
Personal information
Full nameMaría do Carmo Sánchez
Tavares de Miranda
Nationality Portugal
Born (1974-04-27) 27 April 1974
Lisbon, Portugal
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Middle-distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)800 m: 2:01.14 (2008)

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Carmo Tavares". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  2. "Women's 800m Round 1 – Heat 6". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2013.


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