Brígido Iriarte (1 June 1921 – 4 January 1984) was a

Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping eve ...

athlete who competed in the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

. He competed in a wide variety of events, including the decathlon, men's

athletics pentathlon In the sport of athletics, pentathlons have taken various forms over the history of the sport, typically incorporating five track and field events. The only version of the event to remain at a high level of contemporary competition is the women' ...

pole vault Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole, usually made from fiberglass or carbon fiber, as an aid to jump over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the Myc ...

long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a ...

and

javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's decathlon and the wom ...

. He finished fourth in the 1955 Pan American Games decathlon, fifth in the javelin throw, and sixth in the pole vault. In the

1959 Pan American Games The 1959 Pan American Games were held in Chicago, Illinois, United States between August 28 and September 7, 1959. Host city selection One city initially submitted a bid to host the 1959 Pan American Games that was recognized by the Pan Am ...

he finished sixth in the javelin throw and eighth in the pole vault.

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1921 births 1984 deaths Venezuelan male pole vaulters Venezuelan male long jumpers Venezuelan male javelin throwers Venezuelan pentathletes Venezuelan decathletes Olympic athletes for Venezuela Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1955 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1959 Pan American Games Pan American Games competitors for Venezuela Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Venezuela Competitors at the 1954 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics 20th-century Venezuelan people Bolivarian Games gold medalists for Venezuela Bolivarian Games medalists in athletics Bolivarian Games silver medalists for Venezuela {{Venezuela-athletics-bio-stub