David Lima

David Lima
Personal information
Full name	David Gerson Semedo Neves Lima
Born	6 September 1990 (age 34); Lisbon, Portugal
Education	Coventry University
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

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]

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
2015	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
	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	12th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	39.51
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	37th (h)	100 m	10.41
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	13th (sf)	200 m	20.56
2018	Mediterranean Games	Tarragona, Spain	8th	200 m	21.54

¹Did not start in the semifinals

Personal bests

Source:^[6]

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

200 metres – 21.19 (Sheffield 2016)

References

^ "2015 Universiade bio". Archived from the original on 21 January 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
^ 2016 EC bio
^ "David LIMA | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
^ David Lima at World Athletics
^ "Entusiasmado por fazer parte do projeto Benfica" S.L. Benfica (in Portuguese)
^ "Athlete Profile". thepowerof10.info. Retrieved 16 August 2016.

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[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

[5] "Entusiasmado por fazer parte do projeto Benfica" S.L. Benfica (in Portuguese)

[6] "Athlete Profile". thepowerof10.info. Retrieved 16 August 2016.

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