birth_place weight height image_size sport birth_date image article_title
guazu-cua , paraguay 73 kg lb on 1.80 m ftin on 260px sprint running , hurdles 16 october 1950 francisco rojas soto 2000 paraguay stamp.jpg francisco rojas soto

francisco rojas soto

francisco rojas soto -lrb- born 16 october 1950 -rrb- is a retired sprint runner from paraguay .
he competed in the 400 m at the 1972 olympics , but was eliminated in the first round .
rojas still holds the national record in the 400 m hurdles , which he set at the 1975 pan american games .
after receiving his degrees in finances and mechanical engineering , rojas came to asunción , where he completed the compulsory military service and graduated in economics in 1980 .
he started competing in running , initially barefoot , while studying in asunción .
after retiring from competitions he worked at the central bank of paraguay , and was eventually appointed as head of the foreign trade division .
until 2013 , for almost 20 years he was president of the paraguayan athletics federation .
rojas is married to celsa isabel prentte , they have four children .
