| Gérson de Souza | |
| Full Name: | Gérson Andrade de Souza |
| Sport: | Sprinting |
| Event: | 400 metres |
| Club: | AAG |
| Birth Date: | 2 January 1959 |
| Birth Place: | São Paulo, Brazil |
| Height: | 1.76 m |
| Weight: | 74 kg |
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]
| Representing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Universiade | Bucharest, Romania | 3rd | 400 m | 45.91 | |
| 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:06.79 | ||||
| South American Championships | La Paz, Bolivia | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 400 m | 47.8 | |
| bgcolor=gold | 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 | ||||
| bgcolor=silver | 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 | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 400 m | 46.26 | |
| bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:08.43 | |||
| 1988 | Ibero-American Championships | Mexico City, Mexico | bgcolor=silver | 1nd | 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 | |