Liemarvin Bonevacia

Liemarvin Bonevacia
Bonevacia at the 2023 Dutch Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn
Personal information
Born (1989-04-05) 5 April 1989 (age 35)
Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles (present-day Curaçao)
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb)
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportAthletics
Event400 metres
Coached byLaurent Meuwly[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal bests

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.

  1. ^ "Meuwly receives Coaching Achievement Award" (press release), World Athletics, 4 December 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Liemarvin BONEVACIA – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 January 2023.