Anton Bonke
Vanuatuan basketball player (born 2004)
Antonie Bonke (born August 4, 2004) is a Dutch-born Ni-Vanuatu college basketball player for the Michigan State Spartans. He previously played for the Eastern Arizona Gila Monsters, Providence Friars, and Charlotte 49ers. Bonke stands 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) and plays the center position.
Early life
Anton Bonke was born to Helle Bonke on August 4, 2004, and has two brothers. According to him, his mother "always wanted to live on a tourist island". Following his parents' separation, Bonke moved with his mother and his siblings from their native Netherlands to Fiji, New Zealand, and Australia, before eventually settling in Port Vila, Vanuatu, when he was around five years old. He grew up on the island of Efate and learned to speak Bislama.
Bonke was raised around the water, competing in open water swimming as well as short distance races. He started rowing competitively in 2021 after serving as a training partner for Vanuatuan Olympic rower Rio Rii. At his first international competition, Bonke won two historic medals for Vanuatu in the under-19 division at the 2021 Oceania Indoor Rowing Championships, including gold in the 2000 meter event and bronze in the 500 m.
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