María do Carmo Sánchez Tavares de Miranda (born 27 April 1974 in Lisbon)[1] is a Portuguese middle-distance runner, who specialized in the 800 metres.[2] 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.[3]
References
- ^ "27 de Abril: Aniversário de Maria do Carmo Tavares/Campeã nacional 47 vezes!". Revista Atletismo (in European Portuguese). 27 April 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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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