Héctor Thomas Martínez (10 October 1938 – 23 December 2008) was a decathlete from Venezuela.

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Héctor Thomas

Thomas in 1998
Personal information
Full name	Héctor Thomas Martínez
Born	(1938-10-10)10 October 1938 El Callao, Bolívar, Venezuela
Died	23 December 2008(2008-12-23) (aged 70) Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
Country	Venezuela
Sport	Athletics
Event	Decathlon
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals	1960, 1964
Medal record Representing  Venezuela Pan American Games 1963 São Paulo 4×100 m 1963 São Paulo Decathlon 1967 Winnipeg Decathlon Central American and Caribbean Games 1962 Kingston Pentathlon 1962 Kingston Shot put Bolivarian Games 1961 Barranquilla Pentathlon 1961 Barranquilla Shot put 1961 Barranquilla Discus throw 1961 Barranquilla Javelin throw 1961 Barranquilla High jump 1965 Quito Long jump 1965 Quito Pentathlon 1965 Quito Pole vault 1965 Quito Javelin throw 1965 Quito Shot put 1965 Quito Discus throw 1970 Maracaibo Pole vault 1970 Maracaibo Shot put 1970 Maracaibo Decathlon 1973 Panama City Pole vault Ibero-American Games 1960 Santiago Decathlon

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He won more than ten medals in various athletics events at the Bolivarian Games in 1961–1973, as well as three medals at the Pan American Games in 1963 and 1967. He competed in the decathlon at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics with the best result of 20th place in 1960. In 1998 he was inducted into the Venezuelan Sports Hall of Fame. He died of cancer aged 70.^[1]