Nery Gustavo Kennedy Rolón (born May 28, 1973) is a

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er from

Paraguay Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay, is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the Argentina–Paraguay border, south and southwest, Brazil to the Brazil–Paraguay border, east and northeast, and Boli ...

, who represented his native country at two

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(1992 and 2000). He briefly held the South American record for the Javelin Throw with a result of 81.28m, thrown on 9 May 1998, overtaking compatriot

Edgar Baumann Edgar Andres Baumann Dure (born 16 April 1970 in San Lorenzo) is a Paraguayan former Javelin Thrower, current Javelin Coach, Sports Promoter and Businessperson. He is of German descent. Baumann won a silver medal at the 1995 Pan American G ...

at the time. The mark stood until 1999, when compatriot Baumann threw 84.70 metres. In 2008, he worked as a coach in Canada with Frédérick Bouchard. He achieved the Texas A&M Javelin Throw record in 1994. Kennedy was coached by

Juan De La Garza Juan Gerardo de la Garza Tenorio "Chico" (born September 20, 1961) is a retired javelin thrower from Mexico, who won the bronze medal at the 1987 Pan American Games during his career. He is an assistant track and field coach at Texas A&M Univer ...

at Texas A&M in 1996.

Achievements

International competitions

National competitions

Personal best

* Javelin Throw: 81.28m

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– 9 May 1998

Seasonal bests

According to IAAF Profile. *1992 – 65.00 *1994 – 76.70 *1996 – 74.12 *1997 – 75.08 *1998 – 81.28 *1999 – 78.89 *2000 – 77.74 *2001 – 76.04 *2002 – 74.89 *2003 – 75.53 *2004 – 72.23 *2005 – 70.03 *2007 – 71.79 *2008 – 76.66 *2010 – 68.89 *2011 – 61.50 *2012 – 65.69

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* 1973 births Living people Paraguayan male javelin throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 Pan American Games Olympic athletes for Paraguay Pan American Games competitors for Paraguay South American Games gold medalists for Paraguay South American Games medalists in athletics Competitors at the 1994 South American Games Competitors at the 1998 South American Games 21st-century Paraguayan sportsmen {{Paraguay-athletics-bio-stub