Héctor E. Brígido Iriarte (1 June 1921 – 4 January 1984) was a Venezuelan track and field athlete who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He competed in a wide variety of events, including the decathlon, men's athletics pentathlon, pole vault, long jump and javelin throw. 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 he finished sixth in the javelin throw and eighth in the pole vault.
Brígido Iriarte Stadium in Caracas is named in his honour.
Personal bests Decathlon – 6368 pts (1954)
International competitions Representing 1951Bolivarian GamesCaracas, Venezuela1stPentathlon3115 pts1952Olympic Games Helsinki, Finland20th (q)Long jump6.82 m26th (q)Javelin throw52.13 m12thDecathlon5770 pts1954Central American and Caribbean Games Mexico City, Mexico3rdPole vault3.90 m14thTriple jump12.80 m4thDiscus throw38.69 m10thJavelin throw50.13 m1stPentathlon2748 ptsSouth American ChampionshipsSão Paulo, Brazil1stPole vault3.90 m2ndDecathlon6002 pts1955Pan American Games Mexico City, Mexico6thPole vault3.60 m5thJavelin throw56.29 m4thDecathlon5253 pts1959Central American and Caribbean GamesCaracas, Venezuela4thPole vault3.79 m –PentathlonDNFPan American Games Chicago, United States8thPole vault3.80 m6thJavelin throw53.02 m1960Ibero-American GamesSantiago, Chile10thPole vault3.70 m1961South American ChampionshipsLima, Peru3rdPole vault3.80 mBolivarian GamesBarranquilla, Colombia2ndPole vault3.70 m1962Central American and Caribbean GamesKingston, Jamaica4thPole vault3.81 mIbero-American GamesMadrid, Spain9thPole vault3.70 m1965South American ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro, Brazil –DecathlonDNF
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