Osvaldo Nieves
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Osvaldo Nieves Morales 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.
Sprint (race)
Sprints are short running events in athletics and track and field. Races over short distances are among the oldest running competitions. The first 13 editions of the Ancient Olympic Games featured only one event—the stadion race, which was a race from one end of the stadium to the other...
events during his career. He competed for his native country Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
at the 2000 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
, where he was eliminated in the first round of the men's 4x100 metres relay, alongside Jorge Richardson
Jorge Richardson
Jorge L. Richardson Osorio 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 first round of the men's 4x100 metres relay, alongside Osvaldo Nieves, Rogelio...
, Rogelio Pizarro
Rogelio Pizarro
Rogelio Manuel Pizarro Domenech 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 first round of the men's 4x100 metres relay, alongside Jorge Richardson,...
and Félix Omar Fernández
Félix Omar Fernández
Félix Omar Fernández Rodríguez is a retired male track and field athlete. He competed in the sprints events during his career. He competed for Puerto Rico at the 2000 Summer Olympics, where he was eliminated in the first round of the men's 4x100 metres relay, alongside Osvaldo Nieves, Rogelio...
. Nieves ran the first leg in the race.