Caio Bonfim
Caio Oliveira de Sena Bonfim (born 19 March 1991)[1] is a Brazilian racewalker.[2][3] In the 20 km walk, he was 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]
 Caio Bonfim in 2019 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Caio Oliveira de Sena Bonfim |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Born | 19 March 1991 Sobradinho, Federal District, Brazil |
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Race walking |
Medal record | |
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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, a 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]
At the 2023 World Athletics Championships, Bonfim won his second bronze medal at the World Championships, breaking the Brazilian record, with a time of 1:17.47.[10]
Personal bests
Road walk
- 10 km: 39:03 min –
Madrid, 30 Apr 2023 - 20 km: 1:17:47 hrs –
Budapest, 19 Aug 2023 - 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: 39:57.59 min (ht) – La Nucia, 21 May 2022
- 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 29 December 2017.
- "Caio Bonfim". London 2012. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 25 August 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
- Biography - BONFIM Caio, PASO, retrieved 4 February 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. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
- 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). 12 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- "Athletics BONFIM Caio - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Tokyo 2020. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- Caio Bonfim conquista o bronze na marcha no Mundial de atletismo