• 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.Yahoo Sports: Paraguayan heartthrob (August 19, 2008)

• 1. Born: 1982 in Asunción, ParaguaySports Reference: Leryn Franco Biography
  2. Full Name: Leryn Dahiana Franco StenerySports Reference: Leryn Franco Biography
  3. Height: 5'8"Sports Reference: Leryn Franco Biography
  4. Weight: 123 lbsSports Reference: Leryn Franco Biography
  5. Personal best for javelin throw 55.38 meters in 2007Sports Reference: Leryn Franco Biography
  6. Several blogs purport to have a Leryn Franco sex tape, though these claims appear to be dubious
  7. Broke 1998 national records for javelin and triple jump in the under-17 age groupSports Reference: Leryn Franco Biography
  8. Won the South American Junior Championship for javelin in 2001Sports Reference: Leryn Franco Biography
  9. Named South American under-23 champion in 2004Sports Reference: Leryn Franco Biography
  10. Placed second in Miss Paraguay and Miss Bikini Universe competitions in 2006People's Daily Online: Miss Ukraine crowned "Miss Bikini of the Universe" (August 28, 2006)

• 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.Sports Reference: Leryn Franco Biography 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.Sports Reference: Leryn Franco Biography BBC Sport: Women's Javelin Throw Results, 2004 Franco failed to qualify for the finals of the 2008 Summer Olympics, finishing second to last.Yahoo Sports: Paraguayan heartthrob (August 19, 2008)

• 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 FrancoSports by Brooks: Olympians Funding Careers with Their Sex Appeal (August 9, 2008)

• 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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