Carlos Nuno Tavares Calado (born 5 October 1975, in Alcanena, Médio Tejo) is an athlete from Portugal, Sporting CP and S.L. Benfica, who specialises in the long jump.
He was at his peak in 2001 when he won bronze medals at both the World Indoor and Outdoor Championships and set the indoor national record of 8.22 metres. His outdoor personal best of 8.36 metres, set in 1997, is also the national record.
His last major competition was in triple jump at the European Indoor Championships in early 2005, where he was knocked out in the qualifying round.
Achievements Representing 1993European Junior ChampionshipsSan Sebastián, Spain12thTriple jump15.30 m1994World Junior ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal8thLong jump7.56 m w (wind: +3.0 m/s)6thTriple jump16.14 m w (wind: +3.2 m/s)Ibero-American ChampionshipsMar del Plata, Argentina5thLong jump7.14 m w (wind: +2.2 m/s)1996European Indoor Championships Stockholm, Sweden25th (q)Long jump7.26 m14th (q)Triple jump15.63 mIbero-American ChampionshipsMedellín, Colombia3rdLong jump8.06 m2ndTriple jump16.82 mOlympic GamesAtlanta, United States24th (q)Long jump7.81 m19th (q)Triple jump16.65 m1997World Indoor Championships Paris, France11thLong jump7.50 m –Triple jumpDNFEuropean U23 Championships Turku, Finland 2nd100 m10.29 s w (wind: +2.8 m/s) 1stLong jump8.32 m w (wind: +2.3 m/s)World ChampionshipsSeville, Spain43rd (qf)100 m10.41 s17th (h) relay39.37 s14th (q)Long jump7.92 m1998European Indoor ChampionshipsValencia, Spain 2ndLong jump8.05 mIbero-American ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal4thLong jump7.81 m1999World ChampionshipsSeville, Spain25th (qf)100 m10.24 s25th (q)Long jump7.75 m2000European Indoor ChampionshipsGhent, Belgium11th (q)Long jump7.81 mOlympic Games Sydney, Australia10thLong jump7.94 m2001World Indoor Championships Lisbon, Portugal 3rdLong jump8.16 m (iNR)World ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada 3rdLong jump8.21 m2002European Indoor ChampionshipsVienna, Austria17th (q)Long jump7.67 m2004Ibero-American ChampionshipsHuelva, Spain4thLong jump7.74 m2005European Indoor ChampionshipsMadrid, Spain18th (q)Triple jump15.63 m
Personal bests Long jump - 8.36 m (1997) Triple jump - 17.08 m (1996) 100 metres - 10.11 s (1999) 200 metres - 20.90 s (1997)
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