Hernán Figueroa Bueg (26 August 1927 – September 2013) was a decathlete from

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...

. 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

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n country. In the mid-1970s, he is credited with instigating development of the sport's division of

Masters athletics Masters athletics is a class of the sport of athletics for athletes of over 35 years of age. The events include track and field, road running and cross country running. Competitors are bracketed into five-year age groups (which promotes fair comp ...

, encouraging the formation of organizations across South America.

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* 1927 births 2013 deaths Chilean decathletes Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1951 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1955 Pan American Games Olympic athletes of Chile Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games gold medalists for Chile Pan American Games bronze medalists for Chile Medalists at the 1951 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1955 Pan American Games {{Chile-athletics-bio-stub