Francisco Rojas Soto

Francisco Rojas Soto

Personal information
Born	(1950-10-16) October 16, 1950 Guazu-Cua, Paraguay[1]
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Sport	Sprint running, hurdles

Francisco Rojas Soto (born 16 October 1950) is a retired sprint runner from Paraguay. He competed in the 400 m at the 1972 Olympics, but was eliminated in the first round.^[2] Rojas still holds the national record in the 400 m hurdles, which he set at the 1975 Pan American Games.^[3]

After receiving his degrees in finances and mechanical engineering, Rojas came to Asunción, where he completed the compulsory military service and graduated in economics in 1980. He started competing in running, initially barefoot, while studying in Asunción.^[1] After retiring from competitions he worked at the Central Bank of Paraguay, and was eventually appointed as head of the Foreign Trade Division. Until 2013, for almost 20 years he was president of the Paraguayan Athletics Federation.^[3]

Rojas is married to Celsa Isabel Prentte, they have four children.^[3]

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