Ramón Jiménez Gaona

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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).[https://web.archive.org/web/20200417091933/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ji/ramon-jimenez-gaona-1.html Ramón Jiménez-Gaona]. sports-reference.com He twice won the title at the South American Championships (1993 and 1997).

=Achievements=

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colspan="6"\|Representing {{PAR}}
1984 \|South American Youth Championships \|Tarija, Bolivia \|4th \|Discus (1.5 kg) \|36.64 m
rowspan=2\|1985 \|South American Championships \|Santiago, Chile \|8th \|Discus \|39.16 m
South American Junior Championships \|Santa Fe, Argentina \|7th \|Shot put \|13.72 m
rowspan=6\|1986 \|rowspan=2\|Pan American Junior Championships \|rowspan=2\|Winter Park, United States \|7th \|Shot put \|13.69 m
8th \|Discus \|41.70 m
rowspan=2\|World Junior Championships \|rowspan=2\|Athens, Greece \|17th (q) \|Shot put \|13.71 m
23rd (q) \|Discus \|43.42 m
rowspan=2\|South American Junior Championships \|rowspan=2\|Quito, Ecuador \|6th \|Shot put \|15.72 m
bgcolor=cc9966\|3rd \|Discus \|44.68 m
rowspan=2\|1987 \|rowspan=2\|South American Junior Championships \|rowspan=2\|Santiago, Chile \|bgcolor=silver\|2nd \|Shot put \|14.66 m
bgcolor=gold\|1st \|Discus \|46.28 m
rowspan=5\|1988 \|rowspan=2\|South American Junior Championships \|rowspan=2\|Cubatão, Brazil \|bgcolor=silver\|2nd \|Shot put \|15.40 m
bgcolor=gold\|1st \|Discus \|51.08 m
rowspan=2\|World Junior Championships \|rowspan=2\|Sudbury, Canada \|16th (q) \|Shot put \|14.73 m
12th \|Discus \|45.46 m
Olympic Games \|Seoul, South Korea \|24th (q) \|Discus \|50.90 m
1990 \|Ibero-American Championships \|Manaus, Brazil \|bgcolor="cc9966"\|3rd \|Discus \|56.38 m
rowspan=2\|1992 \|Ibero-American Championships \|Seville, Spain \|4th \|Discus \|59.78 m
Olympic Games \|Barcelona, Spain \|16th (q) \|Discus \|59.78 m
rowspan=2\|1993 \|Universiade \|Buffalo, United States \|4th \|Discus \|61.40 m
South American Championships \|Lima, Peru \|bgcolor="gold" \| 1st \|Discus \|59.46 m
rowspan=2\|1994 \|Ibero-American Championships \|Mar del Plata, Argentina \|bgcolor=gold\|1st \|Discus \|60.42 m
South American Games \|Valencia, Venezuela \|bgcolor=gold\|1st \|Discus \|57.88 m
1995 \|Pan American Games \|Mar del Plata, Argentina \|4th \|Discus \|59.56 m
1996 \|Olympic Games \|Atlanta, United States \|16th (q) \|Discus \|61.36 m
1997 \|South American Championships \|Mar del Plata, Argentina \|bgcolor="gold" \| 1st \|Discus \|57.32 m

colspan="6"|Representing {{PAR}}

1984

|South American Youth Championships

|Tarija, Bolivia

|4th

|Discus (1.5 kg)

|36.64 m

rowspan=2|1985

|South American Championships

|Santiago, Chile

|8th

|Discus

|39.16 m

South American Junior Championships

|Santa Fe, Argentina

|7th

|Shot put

|13.72 m

rowspan=6|1986

|rowspan=2|Pan American Junior Championships

|rowspan=2|Winter Park, United States

|7th

|Shot put

|13.69 m

8th

|Discus

|41.70 m

rowspan=2|World Junior Championships

|rowspan=2|Athens, Greece

|17th (q)

|Shot put

|13.71 m

23rd (q)

|Discus

|43.42 m

rowspan=2|South American Junior Championships

|rowspan=2|Quito, Ecuador

|6th

|Shot put

|15.72 m

bgcolor=cc9966|3rd

|Discus

|44.68 m

rowspan=2|1987

|rowspan=2|South American Junior Championships

|rowspan=2|Santiago, Chile

|bgcolor=silver|2nd

|Shot put

|14.66 m

bgcolor=gold|1st

|Discus

|46.28 m

rowspan=5|1988

|rowspan=2|South American Junior Championships

|rowspan=2|Cubatão, Brazil

|bgcolor=silver|2nd

|Shot put

|15.40 m

bgcolor=gold|1st

|Discus

|51.08 m

rowspan=2|World Junior Championships

|rowspan=2|Sudbury, Canada

|16th (q)

|Shot put

|14.73 m

12th

|Discus

|45.46 m

Olympic Games

|Seoul, South Korea

|24th (q)

|Discus

|50.90 m

1990

|Ibero-American Championships

|Manaus, Brazil

|bgcolor="cc9966"|3rd

|Discus

|56.38 m

rowspan=2|1992

|Ibero-American Championships

|Seville, Spain

|4th

|Discus

|59.78 m

Olympic Games

|Barcelona, Spain

|16th (q)

|Discus

|59.78 m

rowspan=2|1993

|Universiade

|Buffalo, United States

|4th

|Discus

|61.40 m

South American Championships

|Lima, Peru

|bgcolor="gold" | 1st

|Discus

|59.46 m

rowspan=2|1994

|Ibero-American Championships

|Mar del Plata, Argentina

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|Discus

|60.42 m

South American Games

|Valencia, Venezuela

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|Discus

|57.88 m

1995

|Pan American Games

|Mar del Plata, Argentina

|4th

|Discus

|59.56 m

1996

|Olympic Games

|Atlanta, United States

|16th (q)

|Discus

|61.36 m

1997

|South American Championships

|Mar del Plata, Argentina

|bgcolor="gold" | 1st

|Discus

|57.32 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.hcpresidente.com/articulo/1521-curriculum-de-los-ministros-del-gabinete-.html |title=CV of the ministers |date=12 August 2013 |publisher=HCPresidente.com |language=es |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130814223433/http://www.hcpresidente.com/articulo/1521-curriculum-de-los-ministros-del-gabinete-.html |archivedate=14 August 2013 }}

Politics

In August 2013, President Horacio Cartes appointed Jiménez Gaona to his cabinet as Minister of Public Works.{{cite web |url=http://www.informador.com.mx/internacional/2013/478855/6/cartes-jura-a-los-11-ministros-de-su-gabinete.htm |title=Cartes' eleven new ministers sworn in |accessdate=20 August 2013 |publisher=Informador.com.mx|language=es}}{{cite web|url=http://www.golazotropical.com.py/tag/ramon-jimenez-gaona/ |title=Former sportspeople in the Cabinet |date=15 August 2013|publisher=Golazotropical.com.py}}