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).Ramón Jiménez-Gaona. sports-reference.com He twice won the title at the South American Championships (1993 and 1997).
Achievements Representing 1984South American Youth ChampionshipsTarija, Bolivia4thDiscus (1.5 kg)36.64 m1985South American ChampionshipsSantiago, Chile8thDiscus39.16 mSouth American Junior ChampionshipsSanta Fe, Argentina7thShot put13.72 m1986Pan American Junior ChampionshipsWinter Park, United States7thShot put13.69 m8thDiscus41.70 mWorld Junior ChampionshipsAthens, Greece17th (q)Shot put13.71 m23rd (q)Discus43.42 mSouth American Junior ChampionshipsQuito, Ecuador6thShot put15.72 m3rdDiscus44.68 m1987South American Junior ChampionshipsSantiago, Chile2ndShot put14.66 m1stDiscus46.28 m1988South American Junior ChampionshipsCubatão, Brazil2ndShot put15.40 m1stDiscus51.08 mWorld Junior ChampionshipsSudbury, Canada16th (q)Shot put14.73 m12thDiscus45.46 mOlympic GamesSeoul, South Korea24th (q)Discus50.90 m1990Ibero-American ChampionshipsManaus, Brazil3rdDiscus56.38 m1992Ibero-American ChampionshipsSeville, Spain4thDiscus59.78 mOlympic GamesBarcelona, Spain16th (q)Discus59.78 m1993UniversiadeBuffalo, United States4thDiscus61.40 mSouth American ChampionshipsLima, Peru 1stDiscus59.46 m1994Ibero-American ChampionshipsMar del Plata, Argentina1stDiscus60.42 mSouth American GamesValencia, Venezuela1stDiscus57.88 m1995Pan American GamesMar del Plata, Argentina4thDiscus59.56 m1996Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States16th (q)Discus61.36 m1997South American ChampionshipsMar del Plata, Argentina 1stDiscus57.32 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.
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