Leryn Franco
Leryn Franco is a Paraguayan javelin thrower and model. She placed 42nd in the 2004 Olympics and competed in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China, where she failed to qualify for the finals and finished 51st.1
Fast Facts
- Born: 1982 in Asunción, Paraguay2
- Full Name: Leryn Dahiana Franco Stenery2
- Height: 5'8"2
- Weight: 123 lbs2
- Personal best for javelin throw: 55.38 meters in 20072
- Several blogs purport to have a Leryn Franco sex tape, though these claims appear to be dubious
- Broke 1998 national records for javelin and triple jump in the under-17 age group2
- Won the South American Junior Championship for javelin in 20012
- Named South American under-23 champion in 20042
- Placed second in Miss Paraguay and Miss Bikini Universe competitions in 20063
Athletic Career
Franco has competed in javelin and track since her teenage years in the late 1990s. In 1998, she set her personal record with a mark of 10.94 meters in the Triple Jump.2 Though she won bronze medals in 1999 and 2000 in the javelin throw at the South American Junior Championships, she has failed to be a medal contender on the world stage. She placed 24th at the 2003 World Championships and 42nd at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.2 4 Franco failed to qualify for the finals of the 2008 Summer Olympics, finishing second to last.1
Quote
- "Modeling is a way for me to continue with my sport, the hours are flexible, and you can earn good money through photographic modeling and the catwalk."—Leryn Franco5
Other Olympian Models
Franco is not the only Olympic athlete to find work in front of the camera. U.S. swimmer Amanda Beard posed in the June 2007 issue of Playboy, and four other Olympians posed for the German edition of the magazine: Petra Niemann, Nicole Reinhardt, Romy Tarangul and
Katharina Scholz. Brazilian twins Bia and Branca Feres have not only made a name for themselves as synchronized swimmers, but as models as well.
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Related Pages on Mahalo
Leryn Franco Photos | German Olympic Playboy | German Olympic Playboy Photos | Javelin Throw | Paraguay | Summer Olympics 2008 | Summer Olympics 2004 | Olympic Medal Count 2008 | Leryn Franco Catwalk
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