Elzira Tavares

{{short description|Angolan handball player}}

{{Infobox handball biography

| name = Elzira Barros

| image =

| fullname = Elzira de Fátima Borges Tavares Barros

| nationality = Angolan

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|5|13}}

| birth_place = Benguela, Angola

| death_date =

| height = {{convert|1.84|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

| position = Right Back

| nickname =

| currentclub = Primeiro de Agosto

| clubnumber = 21

| years1 = 1998-2000

| clubs1 = Electro do Lobito

| years2 = 2000–2002

| clubs2 = Académica do Lobito

| years3 = 2002-2004

| clubs3 = G.D. ENANA

| years4 = 2004-2005

| clubs4 = Primeiro de Agosto

| years5 = 2005-2006

| clubs5 = ASA

| years6 = 2006-2012

| clubs6 = Petro Atlético

| years7 = 2012-present

| clubs7 = Primeiro de Agosto

| nationalyears1 =

| nationalteam1 = Angola

| nationalcaps1 =

| nationalgoals1 =

| title =

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| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCompetition|African Championship}}

{{MedalGold|Salé 2012|National Team}}

{{MedalCompetition|All-Africa Games}}

{{MedalGold|Maputo 2011|National Team}}

}}

Elzira de Fátima Borges Tavares Barros (born May 13, 1980 in Benguela), is a former Angolan handball player. Elzira represented Angola at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens, where Angola finished 9th.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ta/elzira-tavares-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418102535/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ta/elzira-tavares-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Elzira Tavares | access-date= 12 December 2009 |publisher=Sports-reference.com }} She also participated in the 2009 World Women's Handball Championship in Beijing.{{cite web|url=http://jshandball.17oh.com/admins/attachment/file/attachment/Mon_0912/581470_204411c9062.pdf |title=Teams Roaster – Angola |access-date=12 December 2009 |work=XIX Women's World Championship 2009, China |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091229053843/http://jshandball.17oh.com/admins/attachment/file/attachment/Mon_0912/581470_204411c9062.pdf |archive-date=December 29, 2009 }} She participated at the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship in Brazil.{{cite web|url=https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/7cdd60f1-d892-4b69-8234-b2f4f06f5ffc/PDF/ANG.PDF

|title=XX Women's World Handball Championship 2011; Brasil – Team Roaster Angola |publisher=International Handball Federation |access-date=5 December 2011 }}

She is married to Angolan basketball player Mílton Barros.

She last played for Angolan side Primeiro de Agosto.