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Mario Morales Micheo is a former Puerto Rican basketball player. He is known as a.k.a. "Quijote" Morales for his ability to conquer both scoring and team championships in Puerto Rico's BSN league. He is the father of Evansville Purple Aces women's volleyball coach Fernando Morales Lopez. And he also played for the Villanova Wildcats Men's Basketball team in 1975-76 season where he averaged 4.7 points and 1.5 rebounds and Villanova went 16-11.
Pedro Pablo Morales Jr. is an American former competitive swimmer. He set world records in the 100-meter butterfly in 1984 and 1986. He was the 100-meter butterfly gold medalist at the 1992 Olympic Games, as well as winning 4 × 100 meter medley relay gold medals at both the 1984 and 1992 Olympic Games. He also won 100-meter butterfly and 4 × 100 meter medley relay gold medals at the 1986 World Championships.
Guatemala competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 28 competitors, 25 men and 3 women, took part in 16 events in 8 sports.
The United States competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. It was the first Summer Olympics in which the athletes marched under the present 50-star flag. 292 competitors, 241 men and 51 women, took part in 147 events in 17 sports. The 1960 Summer Olympics was the first Olympics in history that was being covered by a television provider. American network CBS became the first official broadcaster of the games, by purchasing the rights to cover the Rome Olympics. The 1960 Summer Olympics also brought one of the first appearances of one of the greatest heavyweight boxers ever, Muhammad Ali. Since these Olympic Games occurred before his conversion to Islam, he fought under the name Cassius Clay.
Ecuador at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico was the nation's first appearance under the auspices of the Ecuadorian National Olympic Committee following a 44-year hiatus from the 1924 Summer Olympics. A national team of fifteen athletes competed in twenty-one events in six sports.
Guatemala competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008. In what was the country's fourteenth Summer Olympics since its debut at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. A total of twelve athletes competed in nine sports and twelve distinct events. It was the lowest number of participants for Guatemala since the 1980 Games in Moscow, USSR. Three of the twelve athletes were taking part in their second Olympics, and one of them, race walker Luis García, participated in his fourth. In any event that involved a progression through rounds, the Guatemalan athletes did not advance past the first round; as of the Beijing Olympics, there had yet to be a Guatemalan medalist. At the opening ceremony, badminton player Kevin Cordón bore Guatemala's flag.
Francisco Morales Vivas is a retired male judoka from Argentina. He claimed the gold medal in the Men's Featherweight division at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba. Morales represented his native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992.
Blanca Morales-Satre is a former Guatemalan swimmer who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics, 1988 Summer Olympics, and 1992 Summer Olympics.
The Cayman Islands sent a delegation to compete at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from 7–23 February 2014. This was the territory's second appearance at a Winter Olympics, following their debut four years prior. The Caymanian delegation consisted of four officials and one athlete, alpine skier Dow Travers, who failed to complete either of his events.
Iván Felipe Silva Morales is a Cuban judoka who competes in the 81 and 90 kg division. He won a silver medal at the 2015 Pan American Games and bronze medals at the 2014 and 2016 Pan American championships. He was eliminated in the second round at the 2016 Olympics.
Ileana Morales is a Venezuelan former swimmer. She competed in five events at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Surella Morales is a Cuban sprinter. She competed in the women's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
John Moráles is a Puerto Rican former basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
Félix Morales Alfonso is a Cuban basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics and the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Marcos César Morales Sarmiento is an Argentine former rower. He competed in the men's coxless pair event at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Horacio Moráles was an Argentine footballer who played as a defender. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
René Morales is a Guatemalan former footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Julio Morales is a Costa Rican former footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
José Agustín Morales Mota is a Mexican former footballer who played as a midfielder. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Wilfredo Morales is a Cuban wrestler. He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 2000 Summer Olympics.
References
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "David Morales Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
