Nery Kennedy


Nery Gustavo Kennedy Rolón is a javelin thrower from Paraguay, who represented his native country at two Summer Olympics. 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. 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 at Texas A&M in 1996.

Personal best

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