Bruno Bonfim (born 18 May 1979 in Anápolis) is a middle-distance freestyle swimmer from Brazil, who competed for his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.[1] A year earlier, he won the bronze medal at the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.[2]

Bruno Bonfim
Personal information
Nationality Brazil
Born (1979-05-18) 18 May 1979 (age 45)
Anápolis, Goiás, Brazil
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Brazil
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Santo Domingo 400 m freestyle

At the 2000 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Athens, Bonfim went to the 4×200-metre freestyle final, finishing in 8th place.[3] He also finished 22nd in the 400-metre freestyle.[4]

In the 2002 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Moscow, Bonfim was close to winning a medal, finishing in 4th place in the 4×200-metre freestyle [5] also got the 20th place in the 400-metre freestyle [6] and the 13th in the 1500-metre freestyle.[7]

He swam at the 2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, where he finished 5th in the 4×200-metre freestyle, 7th in the 1500-metre freestyle, 8th in the 400-metre freestyle, 8th in the 800-metre freestyle, and 16th in the 200-metre freestyle.[8]

Participating in the 2003 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona, Bonfim finished 30th in the 400-metre freestyle [9] and 24th in the 1500-metre freestyle.[10]

In 2003, he won the bronze medal at the 2003 Pan American Games in 400-metre freestyle.[11] He also finished 6th place in the 1500-metre freestyle.[12]

He represented Brazil in Athens Olympics in 2004, swimming 4×200-metre freestyle, where he finished in 9th place, and 400-metre freestyle, where he arrived in 34th place.[13]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bruno Bonfim". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  2. ^ "Swimming Results". Archived from the original on 18 May 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2007.
  3. ^ "Results of the 4×200-metre freestyle at 2000 Athens". OmegaTiming. 17 March 2000. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  4. ^ "Results of the 400-metre freestyle at 2000 Athens". OmegaTiming. 17 March 2000. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  5. ^ "Results of the 4×200-metre freestyle free at 2002 Moscow". OmegaTiming. 4 April 2002. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  6. ^ "Results of the 400-metre freestyle at 2002 Moscow". OmegaTiming. 5 April 2002. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  7. ^ "Results of the 1500-metre freestyle at 2002 Moscow". OmegaTiming. 7 April 2002. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  8. ^ "Bruno Bonfim closes as the 12th athlete with index". CBDA (in Portuguese). 29 August 2002. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  9. ^ "Results of the 400-metre freestyle at 2003 Barcelona". OmegaTiming. 20 July 2003. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  10. ^ "Results of the 1500-metre freestyle at 2003 Barcelona". OmegaTiming. 26 July 2003. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  11. ^ "Brazil Medals in the 2003 Pan". UOL. 2007. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  12. ^ "Venezuelan wins gold in the 1500-metre freestyle; Luiz Lima finishes in fourth place". UOL. 16 August 2003. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  13. ^ "Sports Reference Profile". SportsReference. 2013. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
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