Personal information | |
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Full name | David Gerson Semedo Neves Lima |
Born | Lisbon, Portugal | 6 September 1990
Education | Coventry University [1] |
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | 100 metres 200 metres |
Club | Benfica |
Coached by | Linford Christie [2] |
David Gerson Semedo Neves Lima (born 6 September 1990) [3] is a Portuguese athlete competing in sprinting events. [4] He has represented Portugal at two European Championships and one World Championships. At club level, he competes for S.L. Benfica. [5]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Portugal | |||||
2013 | Universiade | Kazan, Russia | 14th (qf) | 200 m | 21.10 1 |
2014 | European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 26th (h) | 200 m | 21.25 |
2015 | IAAF World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 18th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.42 |
Universiade | Gwangju, South Korea | 6th (sf) | 200 m | 21.01 | |
2016 | Ibero-American Championships | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 7th | 200 m | 20.88 |
European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 14th (sf) | 200 m | 20.86 | |
12th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.51 | |||
2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 37th (h) | 100 m | 10.41 |
13th (sf) | 200 m | 20.56 | |||
2018 | Mediterranean Games | Tarragona, Spain | 8th | 200 m | 21.54 |
1Did not start in the semifinals
Source: [6]
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