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Amado Rigoberto Morales (born July 22, 1947) is a retired male javelin thrower from Puerto Rico, who competed for his native country during the 1970s and the 1980s.

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International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
1970 Central American and Caribbean Championships Panama City, Panama 1stJavelin76.40 m
1971 Central American and Caribbean Championships Kingston, Jamaica 2ndJavelin74.38 m
Pan American Games Cali, Colombia 3rdJavelin76.14 m
1973 Central American and Caribbean Championships Maracaibo, Venezuela 2ndJavelin70.94 m
1976 Olympic Games Montreal, Canada 12thJavelin 75.54 m
1978 Central American and Caribbean Championships Medellín, Colombia 2ndJavelin70.54 m
1979 Central American and Caribbean Championships Guadalajara, Mexico 2ndJavelin77.70 m
1982 Central American and Caribbean Championships Havana, Cuba 2ndJavelin79.36 m
1983 Pan American Games Caracas, Venezuela 3rdJavelin 77.40 m

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