It's not easy juggling an athletics and a modelling career. Leryn Franco, the Paraguayan javelin throw record holder, is a veteran of numerous international championships. Leryn has considerable major championship experience, having competed at the 2003 World Championships in Paris and the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
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Read: Leryn Franco answers the 10-for-10 quiz
Leryn Franco is not just another pretty face. Franco is dominant in South American circles.
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Leryn on fashion model-mode. (Photo from Tetsumo's Flickr/Wikimedia) |
On top of her impressive modelling repertoire, Franco has won medals at the South American Championships - from the Youth, Junior, U23, and Senior levels. In the run-up prior to the London Olympics, the Paraguayan star set a new national record (57.77m), en route to winning silver at the Ibero-American Championships in Venezuela.
Source:
Leryn's Wikipedia profile
Source:
Leryn's Wikipedia profile
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