Kléberson Davide

Kléberson Davide

Kléberson Davide (right) at the 2011 World Championships.
Personal information
Full name	Kléberson Davide Krasucki
Nationality	Brazil
Born	(1985-07-20) 20 July 1985 (age 39) Conchal, São Paulo
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing  Brazil Pan American Games 2007 Rio 800m 2011 Guadalajara 800m Lusophony Games Macau 2006 800 m European Athletics U23 Championships South American Games 2014 Santiago 800 m 2014 Santiago 4×400 m relay South American Junior Championships 2003 Guayaquil 800 m South American Youth Championships 2002 Asunción 800 m
Updated on 13 October 2015

Kléberson Davide (born 20 July 1985) is a Brazilian track and field athlete who specialises in the 800 metres.

Born in Conchal, São Paulo, Davide won his first major youth title in the 800 m at the 2002 South American Youth Championships. He reached the semi-finals of the 2004 World Junior Championships in Athletics.^[1] He made his first impression on the senior circuit in 2007: he became the 800 m national champion, took the silver medal at the 2007 Pan American Games, and reached the semis at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics. Under the guidance of coach Clodoaldo Lopes do Carmo (an Olympic finalist and former South American record holder), Davide represented Brazil at the 2008 Summer Olympics.^[2]

Davide started the 2009 outdoor season strongly, setting a new personal best and world leading time of 1:44.67 in April.^[2] At the Grande Prêmio Brasil Caixa meet Davide again improved his personal best, beating his previous mark by 0.02 seconds.^[3] His coach stated that he expected Davide to reach 1:44.5 minutes at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin.^[2] He took silver at the 2009 South American Championships in Athletics with a time of 1:49.33, finishing behind compatriot Fabiano Peçanha.^[4]

On January 21, 2012, he married sprinter Franciela Krasucki in Valinhos, São Paulo.^[5]

Major competitions record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Brazil
2002	South American Junior Championships / South American Games	Belém, Brazil	4th	800 m	1:51.81
	South American Youth Championships	Asunción, Paraguay	1st	800 m	1:57.53
2003	South American Junior Championships	Guayaquil, Ecuador	2nd	800 m	1:51.41
2004	World Junior Championships	Grosseto, Italy	16th (sf)	800 m	1:51.97
2006	Lusophony Games	Macau	1st	800 m	1:50.50
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:07.81
	South American U23 Championships	Buenos Aires, Argentina	1st	800 m	1:51.20
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:08.38
2007	South American Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	1st	800 m	1:49.61
	Pan American Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	2nd	800 m	1:45.47
	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	17th (sf)	800 m	1:46.45
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	45th (h)	800 m	1:48.53
2009	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	2nd	800 m	1:49.33
	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	22nd (h)	800 m	1:47.51
2010	World Indoor Championships	Doha, Qatar	9th (h)	800 m	1:49.69
	Ibero-American Championships	San Fernando, Spain	2nd	800 m	1:45.82
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:05.43
2011	South American Championships	Buenos Aires, Argentina	1st	400 m	46.74
			2nd	800 m	1:52.42
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:08.95
	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	7th (sf)	800 m	1:45.06
	Pan American Games	Guadalajara, Mexico	2nd	800 m	1:45.75
2013	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	35th (h)	800 m	1:48.28
2014	South American Games	Santiago, Chile	1st	800 m	1:45.30
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:03.94
2016	Ibero-American Championships	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	2nd	800 m	1:45.79
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	19th (sf)	800 m	1:46.19

Personal bests

Event	Time	Venue	Date
400 metres	46.16 s	São Paulo, Brazil	17 September 2010
800 metres	1:44.21 min	São Paulo, Brazil	7 August 2011
800 metres (indoor)	1:49.69 min	Doha, Qatar	12 March 2010
1000 metres	2:20.75 min	Belém, Brazil	21 May 2006
1500 metres	3:46.38 min	São Paulo, Brazil	23 February 2013

• All information taken from IAAF profile.^[1]

References

1. Kleberson, Davide biography. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-05-30.
2. Biscayart, Eduardo (2009-04-09). Brazilian Kléberson Davide surprises with 1:44.67 performance. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-05-30.
3. Biscayart, Eduardo (2009-05-25). Belém spectacular produces five world season leads – IAAF World Athletics Tour. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-05-30.
4. Biscayart, Eduardo (2009-06-22). Brazil repeats triumph at South American Championships – Day 3 report. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-06-24.
5. Kléberson casa, treina para Mundial Indoor e busca índice olímpico (in Portuguese), CBAt, January 16, 2012, retrieved March 22, 2014

External links

• Kleberson Davide at World Athletics
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kléberson Davide". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.