Ricardo Diez (born 29 March 1975) is a retired Venezuelan athlete who specialised in the pole vault. He won several medals at regional level.
His personal best of 5.35 metres, set in 2000, is the standing national record.
He is now a coach in Singapore Sports School.
Competition record Representing 1990Central American and CaribbeanJunior Championships (U17)Havana, Cuba1st3.90 m1992South American Junior ChampionshipsLima, Peru1st4.30 m1993South American Junior ChampionshipsPuerto La Cruz, Venezuela1st4.70 mSouth American ChampionshipsLima, Peru6th4.60 m1998Ibero-American ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal5th5.30 mCentral American and Caribbean GamesMaracaibo, Venezuela2nd5.30 m1999South American ChampionshipsBogotá, Colombia1st5.20 mPan American GamesWinnipeg, Canada5th5.10 m2000Ibero-American ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro, Brazil –NM2001South American ChampionshipsManaus, Brazil2nd5.35 mCentral American and Caribbean ChampionshipsGuatemala City, Guatemala2nd5.05 m2002Ibero-American ChampionshipsGuatemala City, Guatemala –NM2003South American ChampionshipsBarquisimeto, Venezuela1st5.20 mCentral American and Caribbean ChampionshipsSt. George's, Grenada2nd5.00 mNon-championship eventPan American GamesSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic6th5.20 m
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