Ramón Jiménez Gaona

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).

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Paraguay
1986	World Junior Championships	Athens, Greece	17th (q)	Shot put	13.71 m
			23rd (q)	Discus	43.42 m
1988	World Junior Championships	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	3rd	Discus	56.38 m
1992	Ibero-American Championships	Seville, Spain	4th	Discus	59.78 m
	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	16th (q)	Discus	59.78 m
1993	Universiade	Buffalo, United States	4th	Discus	61.40 m
	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	1st	Discus	59.46 m
1994	Ibero-American Championships	Mar del Plata, Argentina	1st	Discus	60.42 m
	South American Games	Valencia, Venezuela	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	Discus	61.36 m
1997	South American Championships	Mar del Plata, Argentina	1st	Discus	57.32 m

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]

In August 2013, President Horacio Cartes appointed Jiménez Gaona to his cabinet as Minister of Public Works.^[3][4]

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