Bruno Bonfim (born 18 May 1979 in

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) is a middle-distance

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from

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, who competed for his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in

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

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. At the

2000 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) The 5th FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) were held at the Olympic Aquatic Centre in Athens, Greece from 16–19 March 2000. 15 world records were set. Men's events Legend: WR: World record; CR: World Championships record Women's even ...

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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

2002 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) The 6th FINA Short Course World Championships were held in Moscow, Russia on April 3–7, 2002. The event took place in the 25m-pool of the Olympiiski-complex, which also hosted the swimming event at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summ ...

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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 th ...

, 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

2003 World Aquatics Championships The 10th FINA World Aquatics Championships were held July 12–27, 2003 in Barcelona, Spain. The championships featured competition in all 5 of FINA's disciplines: Swimming, Diving, Synchronised swimming, Water Polo, and Open Water Swimming ...

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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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