Ramón Jiménez Gaona

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.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Jiménez-Gaona and the second or maternal family name is Arellano.
Ramón Jiménez Gaona
Personal information
Born (1969-09-10) September 10, 1969
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight107 kg (236 lb)
Sport
SportDiscus throw
ClubCalifornia Golden Bears, Berkeley

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
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Paraguay
1986 World Junior Championships Athens, Greece 17th (q) Shot put 13.71 m
23rd (q) Discus 43.42 m
1988 World Junior Championships Sudbury, Canada 16th (q) Shot put 14.73 m
12th Discus 45.46 m
Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 24th (q) Discus 50.90 m
1990 Ibero-American Championships Manaus, Brazil 3rd Discus 56.38 m
1992 Ibero-American Championships Seville, Spain 4th Discus 59.78 m
Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 16th (q) Discus 59.78 m
1993 Universiade Buffalo, United States 4th Discus 61.40 m
South American Championships Lima, Peru 1st Discus 59.46 m
1994 Ibero-American Championships Mar del Plata, Argentina 1st Discus 60.42 m
1995 Pan American Games Mar del Plata, Argentina 4th Discus 59.56 m
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 16th Discus 61.36 m
1997 South American Championships Mar del Plata, Argentina 1st Discus 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. Archived from the original on 14 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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