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]

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Nery Kennedy

Personal information
Born	(1973-05-28) May 28, 1973 (age 51)
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	95 kg (209 lb)
Sport
Sport	Javelin throw
Medal record Representing  Paraguay South American Games 1994 Valencia Javelin throw 1998 Cuenca Javelin throw

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• Javelin Throw: 81.28m College Station, Texas – 9 May 1998^[8]

According to IAAF Profile.^[8]

• 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