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| Born | May 28, 1973 | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (209 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Javelin throw | ||||||||||||||
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Nery Gustavo Kennedy Rolón (born May 28, 1973) is a javelin thrower from Paraguay, who represented his native country at two Summer Olympics (1992 and 2000).[1] 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 at the time. The mark stood until 1999, when compatriot Baumann threw 84.70 metres.[2] In 2008, he worked as a coach in Canada with Frédérick Bouchard.[3] He achieved the Texas A&M Javelin Throw record in 1994.[4] Kennedy was coached by Juan De La Garza at Texas A&M in 1996.[5]
- ^ Nery Kennedy. sports-reference.com
- ^ "IAAF: Víctor Fatecha – Paraguay's brightest talent- News - iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
- ^ Canada, VAINQUEURS - Club athlétisme, course à pied et cross-country - Montréal. "Club d'athlétisme Les Vainqueurs - Nouvelles 27 août 2008". www.clubvainqueurs.com. Archived from the original on 22 January 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/tam/sports/c-xctrack/auto_pdf/bests-outdoor-06.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Juan De La Garza - Staff Directory - Texas A&M University Athletics Department". 12thman.com. Retrieved 21 September 2018.