Leryn Franco
Leryn Franco in 2009
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| Birth name | Leryn Dahiana Franco Steneri | ||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Leryn Dahiana Franco Steneri | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Paraguayan | ||||||||||||||||||
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1 March 1982 Asunción, Paraguay |
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| Residence | Asunción | ||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 54 kg (119 lb; 8.5 st) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www |
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| Country |
 Paraguay
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Javelin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic finals |
2004 Summer Olympics: 42nd 2008 Summer Olympics: 51st 2012 Summer Olympics: 34th |
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| Personal best(s) | 57.77 metres | ||||||||||||||||||
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Leryn Dahiana Franco Steneri (born 1 March 1982 in Asunción) is a Paraguayan model, actress and former athlete who currently works for the athletics department of Club Sol de América. Franco participated at the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Olympics competing in the javelin throw.
On 8 June 2012, Franco achieved a personal best throw of 57.77 m in Barquisimeto, Venezuela at the 2012 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics. Her achievement also became the new national record, having surpassed the previous record of 55.66 m, which Franco threw at the 2011 South American Championships in Athletics.
In 2013, she was cast in Irish film Eliza Lynch: Queen of Paraguay, portraying the role of Younger Eliza Lynch.
Franco appeared in the 2011 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. She has competed in several beauty pageants. In 2006, she was runner-up Miss Universo Paraguay 2006. She participated in the Miss Bikini of the Universe pageant. Franco has her own calendar, which was photographed in 2007 by Martin Crespo.
Franco's parents were born in Uruguay and she is a fan of Olimpia in Paraguay and Peñarol in Uruguay. Franco played football before pursuing javelin. She is also a graduate in Business Administration.
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