Ramón Jiménez Gaona

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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

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1984 South American Youth Championships Tarija, Bolivia 4th Discus (1.5 kg) 36.64 m
1985 South American Championships Santiago, Chile 8th Discus 39.16 m
South American Junior Championships Santa Fe, Argentina 7th Shot put 13.72 m
1986 Pan American Junior Championships Winter Park, United States 7th Shot put 13.69 m
8th Discus 41.70 m
World Junior Championships Athens, Greece 17th (q) Shot put 13.71 m
23rd (q) Discus 43.42 m
South American Junior Championships Quito, Ecuador 6th Shot put 15.72 m
3rd Discus 44.68 m
1987 South American Junior Championships Santiago, Chile 2nd Shot put 14.66 m
1st Discus 46.28 m
1988 South American Junior Championships Cubatão, Brazil 2nd Shot put 15.40 m
1st Discus 51.08 m
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
South American Games Valencia, Venezuela 1st Discus 57.88 m
1995 Pan American Games Mar del Plata, Argentina 4th Discus 59.56 m
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 16th (q) 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

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  1. Ramón Jiménez-Gaona. sports-reference.com
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Olympic Games
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