Bonnie Bunyau Gustin

Bonnie Bunyau Gustin is a Malaysian Paralympic powerlifter born on 3 June 1999 and from the Serian and Betong divisions of Sarawak, of mixed Bidayuh and Iban ancestry. He took up the sport at 15, following his father Gustin Jenang, who competed at the 2010 World Championships in Kuala Lumpur. He won Malaysia first ever Paralympic gold medal in powerlifting in the men 72 kg event at the 2020 Games in Tokyo with a Paralympic record of 228 kg, and again at the 2024 Games in Paris with 232 kg, a world record. He also won gold at the 2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships in Tbilisi and at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, and carried the Malaysian flag at the opening ceremonies of both Paralympics.