Gérson de Souza

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.

Gérson de Souza

Personal information
Full name	Gérson Andrade de Souza
Born	(1959-01-02) 2 January 1959 São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
Sport	Sprinting
Event	400 metres
Club	AAG
Medal record Representing Brazil Pan American Games 1983 Caracas 4x400m relay 1983 Caracas 400m 1983 Caracas 4x100m relay Summer Universiade 1981 Bucharest 400m 1981 Bucharest 4x400m relay

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

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
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

External links

• Gérson de Souza at World Athletics
• Gérson de Souza at Olympedia
• Gérson de Souza at InterSportStats