Christopher Lima da Costa (born 19 January 1988 in Libreville,

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) is a

ese-born São Toméan athlete. He competed in the 100 m event at the 2012 Summer Olympics but was eliminated in the preliminary round despite posting a personal best time of 11.56. Da Costa also represented his country at the

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in the

2011 World Championships in Athletics The 13th IAAF World Championships in Athletics () was an international athletics competition that was held in Daegu, South Korea. It started on 27 August 2011 and finished on 4 September 2011. The United States topped the medal standings in th ...

in Daegu and at the

in the

2013 World Championships in Athletics The 14th IAAF World Championships in Athletics (Moscow 2013) () was an international athletics competition held in Moscow, Russia, from 10–18 August 2013. Initially, Russia won the most gold medals to top the table for the first time since 200 ...

in Moscow. Both times he was eliminated in the preliminaries.

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1988 births Living people Sportspeople from Libreville São Tomé and Príncipe male sprinters Olympic athletes of São Tomé and Príncipe Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Gabonese emigrants to São Tomé and Príncipe World Athletics Championships athletes for São Tomé and Príncipe Gabonese male sprinters {{SãoToméPríncipe-athletics-bio-stub