Leryn Franco
{{Short description|Paraguayan model, actress and athlete}}
{{family name hatnote|Franco|Steneri|lang=Spanish}}
{{infobox athlete
|headercolor = lightpink
|name = Leryn Franco
|image = Leryn Franco Steneri.jpg
|imagesize =
|caption = Leryn Franco in 2009
|birth_name = Leryn Dahiana Franco Steneri
|residence = Asunción
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1982|3|1}}
|birth_place = Asunción, Paraguay
|height = {{height|m=1.72}}
|weight = {{convert|54|kg|lb st|abbr=on}}
|website = {{URL|http://www.lerynfranco.com.py/}}
|country = {{PAR}}
|sport = Athletics
|event = Javelin throw
|turnedpro =
|coach =
|retired = 2014
|coaching =
|worlds =
|regionals =
|nationals =
|olympics = 2004 Summer Olympics: 42nd
2008 Summer Olympics: 51st
2012 Summer Olympics: 34th
|highestranking =
|pb = 57.77 metres
|updated = 1 July 2013
|show-medals =
|medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport | Women's Athletics}}
{{MedalCountry | {{PAR}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|South American Junior Championships}}
{{MedalBronze |1999 Concepción | Javelin throw}}
{{MedalCompetition|South American Youth Championships}}
{{MedalGold |1998 Manaus | Javelin throw}}
}}
Leryn Dahiana Franco Steneri (born 1 March 1982 in Asunción) is a Paraguayan model, actress and former athlete who currently works for the athletics department of Club Sol de América.{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.com.py/edicion-impresa/deportes/sol-de-america-quiere-iluminar-el-atletismo-557550.html|title=Sol de América quiere iluminar el atletismo - Edicion Impresa - ABC Color|website=Abc.com.py|accessdate=24 April 2018}} Franco participated at the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Olympics competing in the javelin throw.
On 8 June 2012, Franco achieved a personal best throw of 57.77 m in Barquisimeto, Venezuela at the 2012 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics. Her achievement also became the new national record, having surpassed the previous record of 55.66 m, which Franco threw at the 2011 South American Championships in Athletics.
In 2013, she was cast in Irish film Eliza Lynch: Queen of Paraguay, portraying the role of the younger Eliza Lynch.{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6454968/|title=Leryn Franco|website=IMDb.com|accessdate=24 April 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3171758/|title=Eliza Lynch: Queen of Paraguay|date=11 October 2013|accessdate=24 April 2018|website=IMDb.com}}
Athletics
On 3 September 2002, she broke her own javelin throw record reaching 51 metres in an international tournament contested in São Caetano, Brasil.{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.com.py/deportes/leryn-franco-bate-record-de-jabalina-661413.html|title=Leryn Franco bate récord de jabalina - Deportes - ABC Color|website=Abc.com.py|accessdate=24 April 2018}}
Modeling and beauty pageants
Franco appeared in the 2011 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.{{cite news |title=Javelin Thrower Leryn Franco |url= http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/0808/javelin.thrower.leryn.franco/content.1.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080904105411/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/0808/javelin.thrower.leryn.franco/content.1.html |url-status= dead |archive-date= September 4, 2008 |newspaper=Sports Illustrated |year=2011 |accessdate=2 August 2012}} She has competed in several beauty pageants. In 2006, she was runner-up Miss Universo Paraguay 2006. She participated in the Miss Bikini of the Universe pageant. Franco has her own calendar, which was photographed in 2007 by Martin Crespo.{{cite web |url= http://www.pbase.com/crespoide/personal_2007_calendar&view=slideshow/ |title=Leryn Franco Personal 2007 calendar |accessdate=2 August 2012}}
Personal life
Franco's parents were born in Uruguay and she is a fan of Olimpia in Paraguay and Peñarol in Uruguay.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/ballon-dor/news/y=2014/m=12/news=leryn-franco-messi-s-the-man-for-2014-2493735.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141217175936/http://www.fifa.com//ballon-dor/news/y=2014/m=12/news=leryn-franco-messi-s-the-man-for-2014-2493735.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 17, 2014|title=Leryn Franco: Messi's the man for 2014|date=1 January 1900|website=Fifa.com|accessdate=24 April 2018}} Franco played football before pursuing javelin. She is also a graduate in Business Administration.
Acting career
In 2013, Franco was cast for the role of Younger Eliza Lynch in the film which was filmed in Paraguay, Argentina, Brazil, France, England and Ireland.{{cite web|url=http://cineuropa.org/nw.aspx?t=newsdetail&l=en&did=235099|title=Eliza Lynch nearing completion|website=Cineuropa.org|date=26 March 2013 |accessdate=24 April 2018}} Film Ireland described how Franco "beautifully captures the spirit of a young Eliza Lynch".{{cite web|url=http://filmireland.net/2013/03/25/irish-paraguayan-feature-documentary-eliza-lynch-queen-of-paraguay-close-to-completion/|title=Irish Paraguayan Feature Documentary 'Eliza Lynch – Queen of Paraguay' close to completion - Film Ireland|website=Filmireland.net|accessdate=24 April 2018|archive-date=13 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181013142311/http://filmireland.net/2013/03/25/irish-paraguayan-feature-documentary-eliza-lynch-queen-of-paraguay-close-to-completion/|url-status=dead}}
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Show ! Role ! class = "unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| rowspan=4|2013
| {{flagicon|Ireland}} Eliza Lynch: Queen of Paraguay | rowspan=2|Younger Eliza Lynch | |
Personal bests
- Javelin throw: 57.77 m NR – {{flagicon|VEN}} Barquisimeto, 8 June 2012
Competition record
=International competitions=
| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes|class=wikitable style="text-align:center; font-size: 90%;}} |
| colspan="6"|Representing {{PAR}} |
|---|
| rowspan=3|1996
|rowspan=3|South American Youth Championships |8th |4 × 100 m relay |53.89 s |
| 11th
|Long jump |4.60 m |
| 8th
|Pentathlon |2236 pts |
| rowspan=3|1997
|rowspan=3|South American Junior Championships |rowspan=3|San Carlos, Uruguay |7th (h) |200 m |28.61 s (wind: +1.1 m/s) |
| 7th (h)
|400 m |66.89 s |
| 7th
|4 × 100 m relay |55.08 s |
| rowspan=5|1998
|rowspan=2|South American Junior Championships |8th |Triple jump |11.03 m |
| 6th
|Javelin throw |39.35 m |
| rowspan=3|South American Youth Championships
|rowspan=3|Manaus, Brazil |5th |Triple jump |10.68 m |
| bgcolor="gold" | 1st
|Javelin throw |40.26 m |
| 6th
|Pentathlon |2602 pts |
| rowspan=2|1999
|7th (q) |Javelin throw |43.56 m |
| South American Junior Championships
|bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd |Javelin throw |42.26 m |
| rowspan=2|2000
|6th |Javelin throw |
| South American Junior Championships
|bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd |Javelin throw |46.50 m |
| rowspan=4|2001
|10th |Javelin throw |
| rowspan=2|South American Junior Championships
|rowspan=2|Santa Fe, Argentina |11th |Long jump |5.06 m |
| bgcolor="gold" | 1st
|Javelin throw |43.69 m |
| Pan American Junior Championships
|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd |Javelin throw |47.28 m |
| rowspan=3|2003
|7th |Javelin throw |
| Pan American Games
|8th |Javelin throw |
| World Championships
|24th (q) |Javelin throw |
| rowspan=3|2004
|South American U23 Championships |bgcolor="gold" | 1st |Javelin throw |
| Ibero-American Championships
|7th |Javelin throw |
| Olympic Games
|42nd (q) |Javelin throw |
| rowspan=3|2007
|bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd |Javelin throw |
| Pan American Games
|8th |Javelin throw |
| Universiade
|10th |Javelin throw |
| 2008
|51st (q) |Javelin throw |
| 2009
|14th (q) |Javelin throw |
| rowspan=3|2011
|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd |Javelin throw |
| ALBA Games
|bgcolor=silver|2nd |Javelin throw |56.17 m |
| Pan American Games
|13th |Javelin throw |
| rowspan=2|2012
|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd |Javelin throw |
| Olympic Games
|34th (q) |Javelin throw |
| 2013
|4th |Javelin throw |
| 2014
|5th |Javelin throw |
=National championships=
| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}} |
| 2013
|Paraguayan Athletics Championships |bgcolor="gold" align="center" |1st |Javelin throw |50.51m |
| 2014
|Paraguayan Athletics Championships |bgcolor="gold" align="center" |1st |Javelin throw |45.95m |
Seasonal bests
- 1999 - 43.56
- 2000 - 46.50
- 2001 - 47.28
- 2002 - 51.81
- 2003 - 53.09
- 2004 - 54.68
- 2005 - 49.78
- 2007 - 55.38
- 2008 - 53.34
- 2010 - 50.98
- 2011 - 55.66
- 2012 - 57.77 (NR)
- 2013 - 55.68
- 2014 - 52.86
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{World Athletics}}
- {{Sports-Reference|fr/leryn-franco-1|Leryn Franco}}
- {{Olympics.com profile|leryn-franco|Leryn Franco}}
- {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120730210306/http://lerynfranco.com.py/ |date=July 30, 2012 |title=Official website }}
- {{IMDb name|6454968}}
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Category:Paraguayan javelin throwers
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
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Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 Pan American Games
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 Pan American Games
Category:Olympic athletes for Paraguay
Category:Paraguayan female models
Category:Paraguayan film actresses
Category:Pan American Games competitors for Paraguay
Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for Paraguay
Category:Olympic female javelin throwers
Category:Sportspeople from Asunción