Ramón Jiménez-Gaona Arellano (born September 10, 1969) is a retired male
discus throw
The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field sport in which the participant athlete throws an oblate spheroid weight (object), weight called a discus in an attempt to mark a further distance than other competitors. It is a ...
er from
Paraguay
Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay, is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the Argentina–Paraguay border, south and southwest, Brazil to the Brazil–Paraguay border, east and northeast, and Boli ...
. 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).
Ramón Jiménez-Gaona
sports-reference.com He twice won the title at the South American Championships (1993 and 1997).
Achievements
Education
Jiménez-Gaona studied Economics at the University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California), is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Berkeley, California, United States. Founded in 1868 and named after t ...
. He started out an enterprise in the Paraguayan forestry sector, an activity in which he became a referent.
Politics
In August 2013, President Horacio Cartes appointed Jiménez Gaona to his cabinet as Minister of Public Works.
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Statistics
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1969 births
Living people
Paraguayan discus throwers
Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for Paraguay
Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 Pan American Games
Pan American Games competitors for Paraguay
Paraguayan people of Basque descent
21st-century Paraguayan politicians
Public works ministers of Paraguay
University of California, Berkeley alumni
Male discus throwers
Paraguayan male athletes
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