Osvaldo Nieves

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Osvaldo Nieves Morales (born March 20, 1980) is a retired male track and field athlete, who competed in the sprints events during his career. He competed for his native country Puerto Rico at the 2000 Summer Olympics, where he was eliminated in the first round of the men's 4x100 metres relay, alongside Jorge Richardson, Rogelio Pizarro and Félix Omar Fernández. Nieves ran the first leg in the race.

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
2000 NACAC U-25 Championships Monterrey, Mexico 7th200m 22.13 (wind: -3.9 m/s)
1st4x100m relay 40.45
2002 NACAC U-25 Championships San Antonio, Texas, United States 4th (h)200m 21.49 (wind: +1.6 m/s)
7th4x100m relay 40.66
Central American and Caribbean Games San Salvador, El Salvador 4th (h)200m 21.49 (wind: 0.4 m/s)
4x100m relay DNF

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

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