David Lima

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David Lima
Personal information
Full nameDavid Gerson Semedo Neves Lima
Born (1990-09-06) 6 September 1990 (age 33)
Lisbon, Portugal
Education Coventry University [1]
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 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]

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International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
2013 Universiade Kazan, Russia14th (qf)200 m 21.10 1
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland26th (h)200 m 21.25
2015 IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 18th (h)4 × 100 m relay 39.42
Universiade Gwangju, South Korea6th (sf)200 m 21.01
2016 Ibero-American Championships Rio de Janeiro, Brazil7th200 m 20.88
European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands14th (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 8th200 m 21.54

1Did not start in the semifinals

Personal bests

Source: [6]

Outdoor

Indoor

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References

  1. "2015 Universiade bio". Archived from the original on 21 January 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  2. 2016 EC bio
  3. "David LIMA | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  4. David Lima at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  5. "Entusiasmado por fazer parte do projeto Benfica" S.L. Benfica (in Portuguese)
  6. "Athlete Profile". thepowerof10.info. Retrieved 16 August 2016.