Liemarvin Bonevacia (born 5 April 1989)[2] is a Dutch sprinter specialising in the 400 metres. He won bronze medals in the event at the 2016 and 2024 European Athletics Championships, and the 2017 and 2021 European Indoor Championships. Bonevacia also earned five major medals for the 4 × 400 m relays, either men's or mixed, including silver medal in the men's relay at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
 Bonevacia at the 2023 Dutch Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 April 1989 Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles (present-day Curaçao) |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | 400 metres |
| Coached by | Laurent Meuwly[1] |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | |
Medal record | |
He is the Dutch record holder for the outdoor and indoor 400 m, and won 12 individual national titles (200 m, 400 m). Bonevacia was born in Willemstad (Curaçao island), Netherlands Antilles.
Career
editAs Netherlands Antilles was dissolved in 2010 Curaçao became constituent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands.Thus, qualified for the 2012 London Olympics, Liemarvin Bonevacia could choose to represent the Netherlands or participate independently under the Olympic flag. He was one of four people to participate in the Games as an 'Independent Olympic Athlete'.[2][3] He competed in the men's 400 metres and was eliminated in the semifinals, when he injured his right hamstring and finished last.[4][5]
Bonevacia has represented Netherlands since 2013.
On 27 July 2014, during Dutch Championships, he broke Arjen Visserman's Dutch 400 m record dating back to 1986 with a time of 45.41 seconds.
Bonevacia lowered his own national record with a 44.72 clocking in the heats at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics held in Beijing, China.[6]
He competed for the Netherlands at the 2016 Rio Olympics, in the 400 m and men's 4 x 100 m relay, reaching the semifinals in his individual event.[4]
Bonevacia won bronze medals in the 400 m at the 2016 European Athletics Championships in Amsterdam, and at the 2017 and 2021 European Indoor Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia and Toruń, Poland, respectively.[2] He also won bronze in the 400m at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome. His time of 44.88 seconds is awaiting ratification as a European record in Masters athletics (M 35).[7]
Statistics
editInternational competitions
editNational titles
edit- Dutch Athletics Championships
- 200 metres: 2015
- 400 metres: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022
- Dutch Indoor Athletics Championships
- 200 metres: 2018
- 400 metres: 2015, 2017, 2021, 2022
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Meuwly receives Coaching Achievement Award" (press release), World Athletics, 4 December 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ a b c "Liemarvin BONEVACIA – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ "Liemarvin Bonevacia Profile". london2012.com. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Liemarvin Bonevacia". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ "Drama voor Bonevacia in Londen" (in Dutch). CuraçaoSport.com. 7 August 2012. Archived from the original on 19 May 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
- ^ "IAAF: 400 Metres Result | 15th IAAF World Championships | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
- ^ "Record-Breaking Performances Shine on Day 4 of European Athletics Championships in Rome". Watch Athletics. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
External links
edit- Liemarvin Bonevacia at World Athletics
- Liemarvin Bonevacia at European Athletics
- Liemarvin Bonevacia at Diamond League
- Liemarvin Bonevacia at the Royal Dutch Athletics Federation (in Dutch)
- Liemarvin Bonevacia at Olympics.com
- Liemarvin Bonevacia at Olympedia
- Liemarvin Bonevacia at TeamNL (archive) (in Dutch)