Ramón Jiménez Gaona

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
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	107 kg (236 lb)
Sport
Sport	Discus throw
Club	California 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). He twice won the title at the South American Championships (1993 and 1997).

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Paraguay
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.

Politics

In August 2013, President Horacio Cartes appointed Jiménez Gaona to his cabinet as Minister of Public Works.

External links

• Statistics
• Ramón Jiménez Gaona at World Athletics
• Ramón Jiménez Gaona at Olympedia