Leryn Dahiana Franco Stenerborn 1 March 1982 in Asunciónis a Paraguayan athlete who specializes in the javelin throw. Her personal best throw is 55.38 metres, achieved in May 2007 in Fortaleza.
Born in Paraguay of Uruguayan parentage she broke the national records for the under 17 year age group in 1998 for both the javelin and triple jump. After winning bronze medals in 1999 and 2000 Franco won the South American Junior Championship javelin title in 2001. Franco was South American under 23 champion in 2004.
Her performances at world level are 24th in the 2003 World Championship and 42nd out of 45 at the Athens Olympics. Although she set her personal best in 2007 she finished 12th lastat the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro. In 2008, she competed in the Beijing Olympics.
Contents
* 1 Achievements
* 2 Modeling
* 3 References
* 4 External links
Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing Paraguay
2003 Pan American Games Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 8th 50.21 m
World Championships Paris, France 24th 51.13 m
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 42nd 50.37 m
2007 Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 12th
South American Championships São Paulo, Brazil 3rd
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, PR China 51st 45.34 m
She combines her athletic endeavours with a career as a model and beauty pageant contestant. In 2006, she was runner-up Miss Universo Paraguay 2006. She participated at the Miss Bikini Universe pageant and also has her own calendar, which was shot in 2007 by Martin Crespo. She placed 86 in AskMen.com's 2009 "Top 99 Women" poll.
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