César Almirón
Paraguayan athlete (born 2001)
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César Almirón Escobar (born 6 August 2001) is a Paraguayan sprinter. He is national record holder over 100 metres and 200 metres.[1]
César Almirón | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | César Almirón Escobar |
| Nationality |  Paraguay |
| Born | 6 August 2001 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Events | |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | 100 m: 10.19 s NR (Cochabamba, 2024) 200 m: 20.41 s NR (Cochabamba, 2024) 4×100 m: 39.05 s NR (Mexico City, 2024) |
Medal record | |
Career
From Villarrica, Paraguay, he was in the youth set-up of football teams Club Libertad and Guaireña as well as running athletics. He became junior national champion in the 100 metres in 2019. As the COVID-19 pandemic limited footballing opportunities he focused on sprinting. He became Paraguayan national record holder for the 100 metres and 200 metres in 2021.[2][3]
He competed in the 100 metres at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon.[4] He won a silver medal in the 4x100m relay at the 2022 South American Games in October 2022 in Asunción, Paraguay.[5]
He finished third but was upgraded to a silver medal in the 200 metres at the 2023 South American Championships in São Paulo in July 2023, running 20.49 seconds behind Issam Asinga who was later docked of his gold medal for doping. At the same Championships he won a silver medal in the 4x100m relay.[6][7][8]
In Cochabamba, Bolivia, in June 2024 he lowered his national records over 100m and 200m to 10.19 seconds and 20.41 seconds.[9] He competed in the 200 metres at the 2024 Summer Olympics, where he was ultimately disqualified from the Repechage for lane infringement.[10]
He competed at the 2025 World Athletics Relays in China in the Men's 4 × 100 metres relay in May 2025.[11] In September 2025, he competed in the 200 metres at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan.[12][13]