Caio Bonfim
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| Full name | Caio Oliveira de Sena Bonfim | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Brazilian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 March 1991 Sobradinho, DF, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Race walking | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Caio Oliveira de Sena Bonfim (born 19 March 1991)[1] is a Brazilian racewalker.[2][3] In the 20 km walk, he is a bronze medalist at the 2017 World Championships, and finished 4th at the 2016 Olympic Games. His mother, Gianetti Bonfim, was also an international racewalker for Brazil.[4]
He competed in the 20 km walk at the 2012 Summer Olympics, where he placed 39th.[5]
At the 2015 Pan American Games, he won a bronze medal in the Men's 20 kilometres walk with a time of 1:24:43.
At the 2015 IAAF World Championships, he finished 6th with a time of 1:20:44.
At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Bonfim competed well. In the Men's 20 kilometres walk, he finished 4th with a time of 1:19:42, Brazilian record, just 5 seconds behind the Bronze medalist. In the Men's 50 kilometres walk, he finished 9th, again breaking the Brazilian record with a time of 3:47:02.
At the 2017 World Championships held in London, Bonfim won the bronze medal, the first for a Brazilian in this sport, again lowering his Brazilian record, with a mark of 1:19:04.[6]
At the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, he won the silver medal in the 20 km, just 7 seconds behind Ecuadorian Brian Daniel Alvez. [7]
He qualified to represent Brazil at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[8][9]
Personal bests[]
Road walk[]
- 10 km: 43:04 min –
San Salvador, 1 May 2009 - 20 km: 1:18:47 hrs –
La Coruña, 8 Jun 2019 - 50 km: 3:47:02 hrs –
Rio de Janeiro, 19 Aug 2016
Track walk[]
- 5000 m: 19:47.99 min – Fortaleza, 11 May 2011
- 10,000 m: 40:40.0 min (ht) – Blumenau, 23 May 2009
- 20,000 m: 1:20:13.68h hrs (ht) – Bragança Paulista, 25 April 2021
International competitions[]
References[]
- ^ "Treinado pelos pais, brasiliense passa a colher resultados na marcha atlética". Folha de S. Paulo. Retrieved 2017-12-29.
- ^ "Caio Bonfim". London 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-15.
- ^ Biography - BONFIM Caio, PASO, retrieved February 4, 2015
- ^ Caio Bonfim, o "Messias anunciado" por Gianetti Sena, é penta na Copa Brasil (in Portuguese). Brasil2016. Retrieved on 2016-09-25.
- ^ "Men's 20km Race Walk Results". London 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-15.
- ^ Caio Bonfim faz prova incrível e leva 1ª medalha da história da marcha brasileira
- ^ É prata! Caio Bonfim fica com o segundo lugar nos 20km da marcha atlética no Pan de Lima
- ^ "Caio Bonfim bate índice olímpico pela quarta vez e vence Troféu Brasil". Olimpíada Todo Dia (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2021-06-12. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
- ^ "Athletics BONFIM Caio - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". .. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
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External links[]
- Caio Bonfim at World Athletics
- Caio Bonfim at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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- 1991 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Brasília
- Brazilian male racewalkers
- Olympic athletes of Brazil
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Brazil
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games athletes for Brazil
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Brazil
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Brazil
- Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- South American Games bronze medalists for Brazil
- South American Games medalists in athletics
- Competitors at the 2010 South American Games
- Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games