Nery Kennedy

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). 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

 * Javelin Throw: 81.28m 🇺🇸 College Station, Texas – 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