Liemarvin Bonevacia
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Born | Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles (present-day Curaçao) | April 5, 1989|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 400m | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest world ranking | 48 (400m) 1140 (Overall) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Liemarvin Bonevacia (born 5 April 1989) is a Dutch sprinter who was born in Willemstad, Curaçao.
Career[]
He was one of four people to participate in the 2012 Summer Olympics as "Independent Olympic Athletes".[1][2] Bonevacia competed in the 400 m and was eliminated in the semifinals, when he injured his right hamstring and finished last.[3][4]
He now represents the Netherlands. With his 44.72, achieved in the 2015 World Championships 400 m heats, Bonevacia is the current Dutch recordholder.[5] He competed for the Netherlands at the 2016 Olympics, in the 400 m and the 4 x 100 m. He reached the semifinals in the 400 m.[3] He won bronze at the 2016 European Athletics Championship and the 2017 European Indoor Championships.[1]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Liemarvin_Bonevacia_at_the_2020_Gyulai_Memorial_in_Szekesfehervar%2C_Hungary.jpg/220px-Liemarvin_Bonevacia_at_the_2020_Gyulai_Memorial_in_Szekesfehervar%2C_Hungary.jpg)
Liemarvin Bonevacia at the 2020 Gyulai Memorial in Szekesfehervar, Hungary
References[]
- ^ a b Liemarvin Bonevacia at World Athletics
- ^ "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.
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- 1989 births
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- People from Willemstad
- Curaçao male sprinters
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- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Independent Olympic Athletes at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- World Athletics Championships athletes for the Netherlands
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- European Athletics Indoor Championships winners
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
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