Ramón Jiménez Gaona

About

Paraguayan Track and Field star who represented his nation in three Olympics, placing 16th as his best result.

Before Fame

His first Olympics was at the 1988 Seoul Games.

Trivia

His best event was the discus, and he was the best South American thrower throughout the 1990s.

Family Life

He left his family and his homeland to earn a degree at the University of California, Berkeley in the United States.

Associated With

He and Leryn Franco are both high profile Paraguayan Olympians.