Bruno Bonfim (born 18 May 1979 in

Anápolis Anápolis ( , ) is a Brazilian city in the state of Goiás. It is located between two capitals, the federal capital Brasília and state capital Goiânia. It is the third most populous city in the state, with 398,869 inhabitants according to the ...

) is a middle-distance

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from

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, who competed for his native country at the

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. A year earlier, he won the bronze medal at the

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. At the

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, Bonfim went to the 4×200-metre freestyle final, finishing in 8th place. He also finished 22nd in the 400-metre freestyle. In the

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, Bonfim was close to winning a medal, finishing in 4th place in the 4×200-metre freestyle also got the 20th place in the 400-metre freestyle and the 13th in the 1500-metre freestyle. He swam at the

2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships The ninth edition of the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, a long course (50 m) event, was held in 2002 in Yokohama International Swimming Pool in Yokohama, Japan, from August 24–29. One world record A world record is usually t ...

, 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. Participating in the

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, Bonfim finished 30th in the 400-metre freestyle and 24th in the 1500-metre freestyle. In 2003, he won the bronze medal at the

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in 400-metre freestyle. He also finished 6th place in the 1500-metre freestyle. He represented

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.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bonfim, Bruno 1979 births Living people Olympic swimmers for Brazil Swimmers at the 2003 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Pan American Games bronze medalists for Brazil Brazilian male freestyle swimmers Pan American Games bronze medalists in swimming Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games Sportspeople from Anápolis Sportspeople from Goiânia