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Full name | Caio Oliveira de Sena Bonfim | ||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil |
19 March 1991 ||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Race walking | ||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Updated on 4 February 2015. |
Caio Oliveira de Sena Bonfim (born 19 March 1991 in Brasília) is a Brazilian racewalker. His mother, Gianetti Bonfim, was also an international racewalker for Brazil.
He competed in the 20 km walk at the 2012 Summer Olympics, where he placed 39th.
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.