Caio Bonfim

Caio Oliveira de Sena Bonfim (born 19 March 1991)[1] is a Brazilian racewalker.[2][3] His mother, Gianetti Bonfim, was also an international racewalker for Brazil.[4]

Caio Bonfim
Personal information
Full nameCaio Oliveira de Sena Bonfim
NationalityBrazilian
Born (1991-03-19) 19 March 1991
Sobradinho, DF, Brazil
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Country Brazil
SportAthletics
Event(s)Race walking
Medal record
Men's racewalking
Representing  Brazil
World Championships
2017 London20 km walk
Pan American Games
2019 Lima20 km walk
2015 Toronto20 km walk
South American Championships
2013 Cartagena 20,000 m

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 did a great participation. 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.

Personal bests

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: 1:20:58.5h hrs (ht) – Buenos Aires, 5 June 2011

Road walk

International competitions
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Brazil
2007 Pan American Race Walking Cup (U20) Balneário Camboriú, Brazil 8th 10 km 45:40
2nd Team (10 km) 11 pts
Pan American Junior Championships Sao Paulo, Brazil 5th 10,000m track walk 44:34.95
World Youth Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 12th 10,000m track walk 45:16.88
2008 South American Race Walking Championships (U-18) Cochabamba, Bolivia 2nd 10 km 47:00 min
World Race Walking Cup (U20) Cheboksary, Russia — 10 km DQ
World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 6th 10,000m track walk 42:18.33
South American Youth Championships Lima, Perú 1st 10,000m track walk 43:21.9 min CR
2009 Pan American Race Walking Cup (U20) San Salvador, El Salvador 1st 10 km 43:04 min
3rd Team (10 km) 17 pts
South American Junior Championships Sao Paulo, Brazil 1st 10,000m track walk 42:43.58
Pan American Junior Championships Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 2nd 10,000m track walk 42:43.58
2010 South American Race Walking Championships (U20) Cochabamba, Bolivia 1st 10 km 43:08 min
2nd Team (10 km) 12 pts
South American Under-23 Championships /
South American Games		 Medellín, Colombia 3rd 20,000m track walk 1:33:05.1
World Race Walking Cup (U20) Chihuahua, México — 10 km DQ
World Junior Championships Moncton, Canada 4th 10,000m track walk 41:32.28
2011 Pan American Race Walking Cup Envigado, Colombia 10th 20 km 1:31:00
South American Championships Buenos Aires, Argentina 4th 20,000m track walk 1:20:58.5
Universiade Shenzen, China 8th 20 km 1:27:19
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 22nd 20 km 1:24:29
Pan American Games Guadalajara, México — 20 km DQ
2012 South American Race Walking Championships Salinas, Ecuador 1st 20 km 1:23:59.0 hrs
1st Team (20 km) 15 pts
World Race Walking Cup Saransk, Russia 17th 20 km 1:22:05
14th Team (20 km) 152 pts
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 39th 20 km 1:24:45
South American U-23 Championships Sao Paulo, Brazil 1st 20,000m track walk 1:23:22.83
2013 Pan American Race Walking Cup Guatemala City, Guatemala 3rd 20 km 1:25:27
1st Team (20 km) 38 pts
South American Championships Cartagena, Colombia 1st 20,000m track walk 1:24:28.40
World Championships Moscow, Russia — 20 km DQ
2014 South American Race Walking Championships Cochabamba, Bolivia — 20 km DQ
World Race Walking Cup Taicang, China 16th 20 km 1:20:28
Ibero-American Championships São Paulo, Brazil 4th 20,000m track walk 1:24:49.52
2015 Pan American Race Walking Cup Arica, Chile 2nd 20 km 1:21:26
World Championships Beijing, China 6th 20 km walk 1:20:44
2016 World Race Walking Team Championships Rome, Italy 8th 20 km 1:20:20
Ibero-American Championships Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1st 20,000m track walk 1:26:40.7
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References
  1. "Treinado pelos pais, brasiliense passa a colher resultados na marcha atlética". Folha de S. Paulo. Retrieved 2017-12-29.
  2. "Caio Bonfim". London 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-15.
  3. Biography - BONFIM Caio, PASO, retrieved February 4, 2015
  4. Caio Bonfim, o "Messias anunciado" por Gianetti Sena, é penta na Copa Brasil (in Portuguese). Brasil2016. Retrieved on 2016-09-25.
  5. "Men's 20km Race Walk Results". London 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-15.
Awards
Preceded by
Rafaela Silva		 Brazilian Athlete of the Year (Fan's Choice)
2017		 Succeeded by
Henrique Avancini
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