David Lima

For the Brazilian footballer sometimes known as David Lima, see Pastor (footballer).

David Lima

Personal information
Full name	David Gerson Semedo Neves Lima
Born	(1990-09-06) 6 September 1990 (age 34) Lisbon, Portugal
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]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
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

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

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.