Ramón Jiménez Gaona

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Jiménez-Gaona and the second or maternal family name is Arellano.
Ramón Jiménez Gaona
Personal information
Born September 10, 1969
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 107 kg (236 lb)
Sport
Sport Discus throw
Club California Golden Bears, Berkeley

Ramón Jiménez-Gaona Arellano (born September 10, 1969) is a retired male discus thrower from Paraguay. Currently he serves as Paraguay's Minister of Public Works.

Sports career

Jiménez-Gaona represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics (1988, 1992 and 1996).[1] He twice won the title at the South American Championships (1993 and 1997).

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Paraguay
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 24th 50.90 m
1990 Ibero-American Championships Manaus, Brazil 3rd 56.38 m
1992 Ibero-American Championships Seville, Spain 4th 59.78 m
Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 16th 59.78 m
1993 South American Championships Lima, Peru 1st 59.46 m
1994 Ibero-American Championships Mar del Plata, Argentina 1st 60.42 m
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, Georgia 16th 61.36 m
1997 South American Championships Mar del Plata, Argentina 1st 57.32 m

Education

Jiménez-Gaona studied Economics at the University of California, Berkeley. He started out an enterprise in the Paraguayan forestry sector, an activity in which he became a referent.[2]

Politics

In August 2013, President Horacio Cartes appointed Jiménez Gaona to his cabinet as Minister of Public Works.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ Ramón Jiménez-Gaona. sports-reference.com
  2. ↑ "CV of the ministers" (in Spanish). HCPresidente.com. 12 August 2013.
  3. ↑ "Cartes' eleven new ministers sworn in" (in Spanish). Informador.com.mx. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  4. ↑ "Former sportspeople in the Cabinet". Golazotropical.com.py. 15 August 2013.

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