Hernán Figueroa
Chilean decathlete
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Pan American Games | ||
![]() | 1951 Buenos Aires | Decathlon |
![]() | 1955 Mexico City | Decathlon |
South American Championships | ||
![]() | 1952 Buenos Aires | Decathlon |
Hernán Figueroa Bueg (26 August 1927 – September 2013) was a decathlete from Chile.[1] He won the gold medal in the men's decathlon event at the inaugural Pan American Games in 1951. He is a two-time Olympian (1948 and 1952) for his native South American country. In the mid-1970s, he is credited with instigating development of the sport's division of Masters athletics, encouraging the formation of organizations across South America.[2][3]
References
External links
- Hernán Figueroa at World Athletics
- Hernán Figueroa at Olympedia
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- 1951:
Hernán Figueroa (CHI)
- 1955:
Rafer Johnson (USA)
- 1959:
Dave Edstrom (USA)
- 1963:
John David Martin (USA)
- 1967:
Bill Toomey (USA)
- 1971:
Rick Wanamaker (USA)
- 1975:
Bruce Jenner (USA)
- 1979:
Bobby Coffman (USA)
- 1983:
Dave Steen (CAN)
- 1987:
Mike Gonzales (USA)
- 1991:
Pedro da Silva (BRA)
- 1995:
Kip Janvrin (USA)
- 1999:
Chris Huffins (USA)
- 2003:
Stephen Moore (USA)
- 2007:
Maurice Smith (JAM)
- 2011:
Leonel Suárez (CUB)
- 2015:
Damian Warner (CAN)
- 2019:
Damian Warner (CAN)
- 2023:
Santiago Ford (CHI)
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