Hernán Figueroa

Hernán Figueroa
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Chile
Pan American Games
1951 Buenos AiresDecathlon
1955 Mexico CityDecathlon
South American Championships
1952 Buenos AiresDecathlon

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