David Lima

David Gerson Semedo Neves Lima (born 6 September 1990) is a Portuguese athlete competing in sprinting events.[3] He has represented Portugal at two European Championships and one World Championships. At club level, he competes for S.L. Benfica.[4]

David Lima
Personal information
Full nameDavid Gerson Semedo Neves Lima
Born (1990-09-06) 6 September 1990
Lisbon, Portugal
ResidenceLondon, England
EducationCoventry University[1]
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)100 metres 200 metres
ClubBenfica
Coached byLinford Christie[2]

International competitions
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Portugal
2013 Universiade Kazan, Russia 14th (qf) 200 m 21.101
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

Personal bests[5]

Outdoor

  • 100 metres – 10.05 (2.0 m/s, Madrid 2017)
  • 200 metres – 20.30 (0.6 m/s, La Chaux du Fonds 2017)

Indoor

References
  1. 2015 Universiade bio
  2. 2016 EC bio
  3. David Lima at World Athletics
  4. "Entusiasmado por fazer parte do projeto Benfica" S.L. Benfica (in Portuguese)
  5. "Athlete Profile". thepowerof10.info. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
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