Nery Gustavo Kennedy Rolón (born May 28, 1973) is a javelin thrower from Paraguay, who represented his native country at two Summer Olympics (1992 and 2000).Nery Kennedy. sports-reference.com He briefly held the South American record for the Javelin Throw with a result of 81.28m, thrown on 9 May 1998, overtaking compatriot Edgar Baumann at the time. The mark stood until 1999, when compatriot Baumann threw 84.70 metres. In 2008, he worked as a coach in Canada with Frédérick Bouchard. He achieved the Texas A&M Javelin Throw record in 1994. Kennedy was coached by Juan De La Garza at Texas A&M in 1996.
Achievements International competitions Representing 1991South American Junior ChampionshipsAsunción, Paraguay1stJavelin64.28 m1992Ibero-American ChampionshipsSeville, Spain9thJavelin64.28 mOlympic GamesBarcelona, Spain30th (q)Javelin65.00 mWorld Junior ChampionshipsSeoul, South Korea20th (q)Javelin62.24 m1994South American GamesValencia, Venezuela1stJavelin76.70 m1995Pan American GamesMar del Plata, Argentina9thJavelin64.02 m1997South American ChampionshipsMar del Plata, Argentina 1stJavelin75.08 m1998Ibero-American ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal2ndJavelin76.16 mSouth American GamesCuenca, Ecuador1stJavelin71.70 m A1999South American ChampionshipsBogotá, Colombia 1stJavelin78.89 mPan American GamesWinnipeg, Canada4thJavelin75.16 mWorld ChampionshipsSeville, Spain29th (q)Javelin71.74 m2000Ibero-American ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro, Brazil2ndJavelin75.60 mOlympic GamesSydney, Australia33rd (q)Javelin70.26 m2001South American ChampionshipsManaus, Brazil 2ndJavelin74.41 m2003Pan American GamesSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic6thJavelin72.62 mWorld ChampionshipsParis, France21st (q)Javelin68.83 mSouth American ChampionshipsBarquisimeto, Venezuela 3rdJavelin75.53 m
National competitions 1995NCAA Division 1 Outdoor ChampionshipsKnoxville, United States of America9thJavelin69.66m2003FPA Open TournamentAsunción, Paraguay 1stJavelin75.30m20082008 Provincial Summer Athletics ChampionshipMontréal, Canada 1stJavelin62.41m2008Canadian Track and Field ChampionshipsWindsor, Canada4thJavelinN/A
Personal best Javelin Throw: 81.28m College Station, Texas – 9 May 1998
Seasonal bests According to IAAF Profile. 1992 – 65.00 1994 – 76.70 1996 – 74.12 1997 – 75.08 1998 – 81.28 1999 – 78.89 2000 – 77.74 2001 – 76.04 2002 – 74.89 2003 – 75.53 2004 – 72.23 2005 – 70.03 2007 – 71.79 2008 – 76.66 2010 – 68.89 2011 – 61.50 2012 – 65.69
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