Ramón Jiménez Gaona
Appearance
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. During the presidency of Horacio Cartes he served as Paraguay's Minister of Public Works.
Sports career
[edit]Jiménez-Gaona represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics (1988, 1992 and 1996).[1] He twice won the title at the South American Championships (1993 and 1997).
Achievements
[edit]Education
[edit]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.[2]
Politics
[edit]In August 2013, President Horacio Cartes appointed Jiménez Gaona to his cabinet as Minister of Public Works.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ Ramón Jiménez-Gaona. sports-reference.com
- ^ "CV of the ministers" (in Spanish). HCPresidente.com. 12 August 2013. Archived from the original on 14 August 2013.
- ^ "Cartes' eleven new ministers sworn in" (in Spanish). Informador.com.mx. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
- ^ "Former sportspeople in the Cabinet". Golazotropical.com.py. 15 August 2013.
External links
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Categories:
- 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
- Paraguayan politicians
- Government ministers of Paraguay
- Public works ministers
- University of California, Berkeley alumni
- Male discus throwers
- Paraguayan male athletes
- South American athletics biography stubs
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