Ricardo Matias Héber (28 September 1927 – 14 August 2002)Ricardo Héber's obituary
was an

Argentine Argentines (mistakenly translated Argentineans in the past; in Spanish (masculine) or (feminine)) are people identified with the country of Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Argentines, s ...

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 ...

er who competed in the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca ...

and 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 placed first in the

1951 Pan American Games The 1951 Pan American Games (the I Pan American Games) were held in Buenos Aires, Argentina between February 25 and March 9, 1951. The Pan American Games' origins were at the Games of the X Olympiad in Los Angeles, United States, where official ...

javelin throw and second in the

1955 Pan American Games The 1955 Pan American Games opened on March 12, 1955, in the University Stadium (now Olympic Stadium) in Mexico City, Mexico, in front of a capacity crowd of 100,000 spectators. A total number of 2,583 athletes from 22 nations marched in review ...

javelin throw.

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1927 births 2002 deaths Athletes from Buenos Aires Argentine male javelin throwers Olympic athletes for Argentina Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Pan American Games gold medalists for Argentina Pan American Games silver medalists for Argentina Athletes (track and field) at the 1951 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1955 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1963 Pan American Games Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 1951 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1955 Pan American Games 20th-century Argentine people 21st-century Argentine people {{Argentina-athletics-bio-stub