Gérson de Souza

Gérson de Souza
Personal information
Full nameGérson Andrade de Souza
Born (1959-01-02) 2 January 1959
São Paulo, Brazil
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
SportSprinting
Event
400 metres
ClubAAG
Medal record
Representing  Brazil
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place1983 Caracas4x400m relay
Bronze medal – third place1983 Caracas400m
Bronze medal – third place1983 Caracas4x100m relay
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place1981 Bucharest400m
Bronze medal – third place1981 Bucharest4x400m relay

Gérson Andrade de Souza (born 2 January 1959) is a Brazilian sprinter. He competed in the 400 metres at the 1984 Summer Olympics and the 1988 Summer Olympics.[1]

His personal best in the event is 45.21 set in Rieti in 1982.[2]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Brazil
1981 Universiade Bucharest, Romania 3rd 400 m 45.91
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:06.79
South American Championships La Paz, Bolivia 2nd 400 m 47.8
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:09.5
1983 Universiade Edmonton, Canada 6th 400 m 46.03
Pan American Games Caracas, Venezuela 3rd 400 m 45.45
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 39.08
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:02.79
World Championships Helsinki, Finland 8th 400 m 45.91
6th (sf) 4 × 400 m relay 3:04.46
1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States 30th (qf) 400 m 46.65
8th (sf) 4 × 400 m relay 3:03:99
1987 Pan American Games Indianapolis, United States 9th (h) 400 m 46.79
4th 4 × 400 m relay 3:08.21
World Championships Rome, Italy 27th (qf) 400 m 46.46
19th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:05.64
South American Championships São Paulo, Brazil 2nd 400 m 46.26
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:08.43
1988 Ibero-American Championships Mexico City, Mexico 1st 400 m 45.28
Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 12th (sf) 400 m 45.27
1989 World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 26th (h) 400 m 49.04

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gérson de Souza Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  2. ↑ Brazilian all-time lists (archived)
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