Personal information | |
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Born | 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. Currently he serves as Paraguay's Minister of Public Works.
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).
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.
In August 2013, President Horacio Cartes appointed Jiménez Gaona to his cabinet as Minister of Public Works.