| Birth Date: | 10 September 1969 |
| Height: | 1.91m (06.27feet) |
| Weight: | 107kg (236lb) |
| Sport: | Discus throw |
| Club: | California Golden Bears, Berkeley |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
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.
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).
| Representing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 | 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]