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{{short description|Angolan handball player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox handball biography
| name                = Odeth Tavares
| image               = 
| fullname            = Maria Odeth Tavares
| nationality         = Angolan
| birth_date          = {{Birth date and age|1976|6|18|df=y}}
| birth_place         = [[Benguela]], [[Angola]]
| death_date          = 
| height              = {{convert|1.70|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| position            = Goal Keeper
| nickname            = 
| currentclub         = 
| clubnumber          = 
| years1              = 1987-{{0|0000}}
| clubs1              = [[Clube Nacional de Benguela (handball)|Nacional de Benguela]]
| years2              = 2000–2002
| clubs2              = [[Académica Petróleos do Lobito (handball)|Académica do Lobito]]
| years3              = 2002-{{0|0000}}
| clubs3              = [[Atlético Sport Aviação (handball)|ASA]]
| years4              = 2002-2004
| clubs4              = [[G.D. ENANA]]
| years5              = 2004-2012
| clubs5              = [[C.D. Primeiro de Agosto (handball)|1º de Agosto]]
| nationalyears1      = 
| nationalteam1       = [[Angola women's national handball team|Angola]]
| nationalcaps1       = 
| nationalgoals1      = 
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| ntupdate            = 
| medaltemplates      = 
{{MedalCompetition|[[African Women's Handball Championship|African Championship]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2000 African Women's Handball Championship|Algeria 2000]]|National Team}}
{{MedalGold|[[2002 African Women's Handball Championship|Casablanca 2002]]|National Team}}
{{MedalGold|[[2004 African Women's Handball Championship|Cairo 2004]]|National Team}}
{{MedalGold|[[2006 African Women's Handball Championship|Tunis 2006]]|National Team}}
{{MedalGold|[[2008 African Women's Handball Championship|Luanda 2008]]|National Team}}
{{MedalGold|[[2010 African Women's Handball Championship|Cairo 2010]]|National Team}}
{{MedalGold|[[2012 African Women's Handball Championship|Salé 2012]]|National Team}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[All-Africa Games]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[Handball at the 2011 African Games – Women's tournament|Maputo 2011]]|National Team}}
}}

'''Maria Odeth Tavares''' (born 18 August 1976) is a retired [[Angola]]n [[team handball]] goalkeeper. She is 5'7" and 165 lbs and last played for [[Primeiro de Agosto Handball|Primeiro de Agosto]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wch09cn.ihf.info/exchange/cn/pdf/ANG-R.pdf | title=XIX Women's World Championship 2009, China. Angola team roster |publisher=[[International Handball Federation]] |access-date=4 May 2010 }} {{dead link|date=April 2017}}</ref>

==2009 World Cup==
Odeth Tavares was the top goalkeeper at the [[2009 World Women's Handball Championship|2009 Women's World Cup]] in China.

==Summer Olympics==
Tavares wore the #1 jersey with [[Angola women's national handball team|Angola]] at the [[Handball at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|2000]] and [[Handball at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|2004]] Summer olympics.

==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/athens2004/ago/Odete+Tavares/352172 Odete Tavares] Yahoo! Sport

{{Angola Women Handball squad 2000 Summer Olympics}}
{{Angola squad 2002 Africa Women's Handball Championship}}
{{Angola squad 2004 Africa Women's Handball Championship}}
{{Angola Women Handball squad 2004 Summer Olympics}}
{{Angola squad 2008 Africa Women's Handball Championship}}
{{Angola Women Handball squad 2008 Summer Olympics}}
{{Angola squad 2010 Africa Women's Handball Championship}}
{{Angola squad 2011 World Women's Handball Championship}}
{{Angola squad 2012 Africa Women's Handball Championship}}

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[[Category:1976 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Benguela]]
[[Category:Angolan female handball players]]
[[Category:Olympic handball players for Angola]]
[[Category:Handball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Handball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Handball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:African Games gold medalists for Angola]]
[[Category:African Games gold medalists in handball]]
[[Category:Handball players at the 2011 All-Africa Games]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2011 All-Africa Games]]
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