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.
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Puerto Rico | |||||
1970 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Panama City, Panama | 1st | Javelin | 76.40 m |
1971 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | 2nd | Javelin | 74.38 m |
Pan American Games | Cali, Colombia | 3rd | Javelin | 76.14 m | |
1973 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Maracaibo, Venezuela | 2nd | Javelin | 70.94 m |
1976 | Olympic Games | Montreal, Canada | 12th | Javelin | 75.54 m |
1978 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Medellín, Colombia | 2nd | Javelin | 70.54 m |
1979 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Guadalajara, Mexico | 2nd | Javelin | 77.70 m |
1982 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Havana, Cuba | 2nd | Javelin | 79.36 m |
1983 | Pan American Games | Caracas, Venezuela | 3rd | Javelin | 77.40 m |
1986 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Santiago, Dominican Republic | 5th | Javelin | 67.00 m |
Jorge Amado was a Brazilian writer of the modernist school. He remains the best-known of modern Brazilian writers, with his work having been translated into some 49 languages and popularized in film, including Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands in 1976. His work reflects the image of a Mestiço Brazil and is marked by religious syncretism. He depicted a cheerful and optimistic country that was beset, at the same time, with deep social and economic differences.
Amado Guevara is a Honduran former professional footballer and manager. He was the coach of Puerto Rico from 2018 to 2019.
The Puerto Rico national football team represents Puerto Rico in men's international football, and are governed by the Federación Puertorriqueña de Fútbol (FPF). The team's nickname is El Huracán Azul meaning The Blue Hurricane. They are members of the Caribbean Football Union, and part of CONCACAF. The team has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup or the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
Morales is a Spanish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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The order of precedence in Guatemala is a symbolic hierarchy of officials used to direct protocol. It is regulated by Presidential Decree 07-2003 of March 11, 2003. signed by then President Alfonso Portillo, President of the Congress Efraín Ríos Montt and Former Interior Minister José Adolfo Reyes Calderón.
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