Osvaldo Nieves Morales (born March 20, 1980) is a retired male

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...

athlete, who competed in the

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events during his career. He competed for his native country

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at the

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, where he was eliminated in the first round of the men's 4x100 metres relay, alongside

Jorge Richardson Jorge L. Richardson Osorio (born February 11, 1976) is a retired male track and field athlete, who competed in the sprints events during his career. He competed for his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics, where he was eliminated in the fir ...

Rogelio Pizarro Rogelio Manuel Pizarro Domenech (born August 23, 1979) is a retired male track and field athlete, who competed in the sprints events during his career. He represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics, where he was eliminated in the ...

and

Félix Omar Fernández Félix Omar Fernández Rodríguez (born July 22, 1976) is a retired male track and field athlete. He competed in the Sprint (running), sprints events during his career. He competed for Puerto Rico at the 2000 Summer Olympics, where he was elimina ...

. Nieves ran the first leg in the race.

Achievements

^†: Most probable, but relay team members could not be retrieved.

References

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1980 births Living people Puerto Rican male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic track and field athletes of Puerto Rico {{PuertoRico-athletics-bio-stub