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

Ramón Jiménez-Gaona Arellano (born September 10, 1969) is a retired male discus thrower from Paraguay. During the presidency of Horacio Cartes he served 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

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
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 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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