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Ramón Jiménez Gaona

Ramón Jiménez Gaona
Ramón Jiménez Gaona 1997 Paraguay stamp.jpg
Personal information
Born (1969-09-10) September 10, 1969 (age 47)
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.



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