Dutch sprinter (born 1989)
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.
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
As
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
Liemarvin Bonevacia at the
2018 European Championships in Berlin
Bonevacia at the 2019
FBK Games in
Hengelo
International competitions
Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Event |
Time |
Notes
|
Representing
Netherlands Antilles
|
2010
|
NACAC U23 Championships
|
Miramar, FL, United States
|
13th (h)
|
200 m
|
21.62
|
|
12th (h)
|
400 m
|
48.21
|
|
6th
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:15.66
|
NR
|
Representing
Curaçao
|
2011
|
CAC Championships
|
Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
|
14th (h)
|
400 m
|
48.04
|
|
9th (h)
|
4 × 100 m relay
|
41.49
|
|
Representing
Netherlands Antilles
|
2011
|
Universiade
|
Shenzhen, China
|
26th (qf)
|
200 m
|
21.60
|
|
22nd (sf)
|
400 m
|
48.26
|
|
Representing
Independent Olympic Athletes
|
2012
|
Olympic Games
|
London, United Kingdom
|
24th (sf)
|
400 m
|
96.42
[n 1]
|
|
Representing
Netherlands
|
2013
|
European Team Championships First League
|
Dublin, Ireland
|
4th
|
400 m
|
47.38
|
|
3rd
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:10.46
|
|
World Championships
|
Moscow, Russia
|
5th
|
4 × 100 m relay
|
38.37
|
SB
|
2014
|
European Championships
|
Zürich, Switzerland
|
18th (sf)
|
400 m
|
46.38
|
|
10th (h)
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:05.93
|
|
2015
|
European Indoor Championships
|
Prague, Czech Republic
|
20th (h)
|
400 m
|
47.62
|
|
World Relays
|
Nassau, Bahamas
|
– (h)
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
DNF
|
|
European Team Championships First League
|
Heraklion, Greece
|
2nd
|
400 m
|
45.94
|
|
2nd
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:04.91
|
|
World Championships
|
Beijing, China
|
24th (sf)
|
400 m
|
45.65
|
(h
NR
[n 2])
|
8th (h)
|
4 × 100 m relay
|
38.41
|
SB
|
2016
|
World Indoor Championships
|
Portland, OR, United States
|
19th (h)
|
400 m
|
47.48
|
|
European Championships
|
Amsterdam, Netherlands
|
3rd
|
400 m
|
45.41
|
SB
|
7th
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:04.52
|
|
Olympic Games
|
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
|
15th (sf)
|
400 m
|
45.03
|
SB
|
14th (h)
|
4 × 100 m relay
|
38.53
|
|
2017
|
European Indoor Championships
|
Belgrade, Serbia
|
3rd
|
400 m
|
46.26
|
NR
|
European Team Championships Super League
|
Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France
|
– (f)
|
400 m
|
DQ
|
|
2nd
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:02.37
|
|
World Championships
|
London, United Kingdom
|
11th (h)
|
4 × 100 m relay
|
38.66
|
SB
|
2018
|
European Championships
|
Berlin, Germany
|
11th (sf)
|
400 m
|
45.39
|
|
9th (h)
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:04.93
|
|
2019
|
European Indoor Championships
|
Glasgow, United Kingdom
|
17th (h)
|
400 m
|
47.86
|
|
World Relays
|
Yokohama, Japan
|
10th
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:05.15
|
|
European Team Championships First League
|
Sandnes, Norway
|
4th
|
400 m
|
46.83
|
|
2021
|
European Indoor Championships
|
Toruń, Poland
|
3rd
|
400 m
|
46.30
|
|
1st
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:06.06
|
|
World Relays
|
Chorzów, Poland
|
1st
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:03.45
|
|
European Team Championships First League
|
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
|
2nd
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:02.49
|
|
Olympic Games
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
8th
|
400 m
|
45.07
|
|
2nd
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
2:57.18
|
NR
|
4th
|
4 × 400 m mixed
|
3:10.36
|
NR
|
2022
|
World Championships
|
Eugene, OR, United States
|
15th (sf)
|
400 m
|
45.50
|
|
2nd
|
4 × 400 m mixed
|
3:09.90
|
NR
|
European Championships
|
Munich, Germany
|
4th
|
400 m
|
45.17
|
SB
|
5th
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:01.34
|
SB
|
2023
|
European Indoor Championships
|
Istanbul, Turkey
|
7th (sf)
|
400 m
|
46.60
|
|
3rd
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:06.59
|
SB
|
World Championships
|
Budapest, Hungary
|
14th (sf)
|
400 m
|
45.23
|
|
2024
|
World Indoor Championships
|
Glasgow, United Kingdom
|
3rd
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:04.25
|
|
European Championships
|
Rome, Italy
|
3rd
|
4 × 400 m mixed
|
3:10.73
|
|
3rd
|
400 m
|
44.88
|
AM35R
|
National titles
Notes
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^ Bonevacia suffered from hamstring injury.
-
^ Bonevacia set a Dutch record of 44.72 seconds in the heats.
References
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