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.^[1]

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

International competitions

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

^ 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.
^ Brazilian all-time lists (archived)

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