Elsa Maria Meireles Amaral (born 31 May 1966 in Porto) is a retired Portuguese middle-distance runner who competed primarily in the 800 metres.^[2] She represented her country at the 1992 Summer Olympics, as well as two outdoor and two indoor World Championships.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Portugal
1990	European Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	13th (h)	800 m	2:11.66
	Ibero-American Championships	Manaus, Brazil	4th	400 m	54.32
			3rd	800 m	2:03.57
	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	11th (sf)	800 m	2:01.49
1991	Universiade	Sheffield, United Kingdom	5th (sf)	800 m	2:03.71
	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	21st (h)	800 m	2:03.83
1992	Ibero-American Championships	Seville, Spain	3rd	800 m	2:02.75
	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	8th	4 × 400 m relay	3:36.85
1993	World Indoor Championships	Toronto, Canada	12th (sf)	800 m	2:09.52
	Universiade	Buffalo, United States	11th (h)	800 m	2:07.76
			5th	4 × 400 m relay	3:37.47
	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	11th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:34.76
1995	World Indoor Championships	Barcelona, Spain	11th (h)	800 m	2:08.03

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 400 metres – 53.59 (1991)
• 800 metres – 2:01.21 (Split 1990)

Indoor

• 800 metres – 2:02.51 (Sindelfingen 1993)
• 1000 metres – 2:47.11 (Moscow 1996)