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

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. 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

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. 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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* 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 {{Paraguay-politician-stub