Joilto Bonfim

Joilto dos Santos Bonfim (born 11 February 1965) is a retired Brazilian athlete who specialised in the sprint hurdles.[2] He represented his country at the 1992 Summer Olympics as well as four consecutive World Championships starting in 1987. In addition, he won multiple medals on regional level.

Joilto Bonfim
Personal information
Full nameJoilto dos Santos Bonfim
Born (1965-02-11) 11 February 1965
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Weight70 kg (150 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)110 m hurdles
ClubUnião Esportiva Funilense

His personal bests are 13.67 seconds in the 110 metres hurdles (Brasilia 1992) and 7.98 seconds in the 60 metres hurdles (Budapest 1989).

His brother Jailto Bonfim was also an Olympic athlete.

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Brazil
1985 South American Championships Santiago, Chile 2nd 110 m hurdles 14.21
1987 South American Championships São Paulo, Brazil 2nd 110 m hurdles 14.54
Universiade Zagreb, Yugoslavia 5th 110 m hurdles 14.06
World Championships Rome, Italy 20th (qf) 100 m 10.46
9th (sf) 4 × 100 m relay 39.22
1988 Ibero-American Championships Mexico City, Mexico 5th 110 m hurdles 13.93
3rd (h) 4 × 100 m relay 39.211
1989 World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 17th (h) 60 m hurdles 7.98
1990 Ibero-American Championships Manaus, Brazil 2nd 110 m hurdles 14.04
1991 South American Championships Manaus, Brazil 1st 110 m hurdles 14.11
Pan American Games Havana, Cuba 7th 110 m hurdles 14.06
World Championships Tokyo, Japan 22nd (h) 110 m hurdles 13.72
1992 Ibero-American Championships Seville, Spain 4th 110 m hurdles 13.88
Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 31st (h) 110 m hurdles 14.06
1993 South American Championships Lima, Peru 2nd 110 m hurdles 14.38
World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 34th (h) 110 m hurdles 14.00
1995 South American Championships Manaus, Brazil 1st 110 m hurdles 13.92
World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 35th (h) 110 m hurdles 13.91

1Disqualified in the final

References
  1. Sports-Reference profile
  2. Joilto Bonfim at World Athletics


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