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{{short description|Puerto Rican javelin thrower}}
'''Amado Rigoberto Morales''' (born July 22, 1947) is a retired male [[javelin throw]]er from [[Puerto Rico]], who competed for his native country during the 1970s and the 1980s.

==International competitions==
{| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}}
|-
!colspan="6"|Representing {{PUR}}
|-
|1970
|[[Athletics at the 1970 Central American and Caribbean Games|Central American and Caribbean Games]]
|[[Panama City, Panama]]
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st
|Javelin
|76.40 m
|-
|rowspan=2|1971
|[[1971 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics|Central American and Caribbean Championships]]
|[[Kingston, Jamaica]]
|bgcolor="silver"| 2nd
|Javelin
|[[1971 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics – Results#Javelin throw|74.38 m]]
|-
|[[Athletics at the 1971 Pan American Games|Pan American Games]]
|[[Cali, Colombia]]
|bgcolor="cc9966"| 3rd
|Javelin
|[[Athletics at the 1971 Pan American Games – Men's javelin throw|76.14 m]]
|-
|1973
|[[1973 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics|Central American and Caribbean Championships]]
|[[Maracaibo, Venezuela]]
|bgcolor="silver"| 2nd
|Javelin
|[[1973 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics – Results#Javelin throw|70.94 m]]
|-
|1976
|[[Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Montreal, Canada]]
| 12th
|Javelin
|[[Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw|75.54 m]]
|-
|1978
|[[Athletics at the 1978 Central American and Caribbean Games|Central American and Caribbean Games]]
|[[Medellín, Colombia]]
|bgcolor="silver"| 2nd
|Javelin
|[[Athletics at the 1978 Central American and Caribbean Games – Results#Javelin throw|70.54 m]]
|-
|rowspan=2|1979
|[[1979 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics|Central American and Caribbean Championships]]
|[[Guadalajara, Mexico]]
|bgcolor="silver"| 2nd
|Javelin
|77.70 m
|-
|[[Athletics at the 1979 Pan American Games|Pan American Games]]
|[[San Juan, Puerto Rico]]
|5th
|Javelin
|[[Athletics at the 1979 Pan American Games – Men's javelin throw|76.00 m]]
|-
|1982
|[[Athletics at the 1982 Central American and Caribbean Games|Central American and Caribbean Games]]
|[[Havana, Cuba]]
|bgcolor="silver"| 2nd
|Javelin
|[[Athletics at the 1982 Central American and Caribbean Games – Results#Javelin throw|79.36 m]]
|-
|1983
|[[Athletics at the 1983 Pan American Games|Pan American Games]]
|[[Caracas, Venezuela]]
|bgcolor="cc9966"| 3rd
|Javelin
|[[Athletics at the 1983 Pan American Games – Men's javelin throw|77.40 m]]
|-
|1986
|[[Athletics at the 1986 Central American and Caribbean Games|Central American and Caribbean Games]]
|[[Santiago de los Caballeros|Santiago, Dominican Republic]]
|5th
|Javelin
|[[Athletics at the 1986 Central American and Caribbean Games – Results#Javelin throw|67.00 m]]
|}

==References==
* [http://digilander.libero.it/atletica2/Stagionali/WRL/1982/JT.htm 1982 Year Ranking]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090526001236/http://todor66.com/olim/1976/Athletics/Men_Javelin_Throw.html 1976 Results]
* {{World Athletics}}

==External links==
* {{Olympedia}}
* {{Olympics.com profile|amado-morales}}

{{Footer CAC Champions Javelin Men}}

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[[Category:1947 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Place of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:Puerto Rican male javelin throwers]]
[[Category:Olympic track and field athletes for Puerto Rico]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Pan American Games bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1971 Pan American Games]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1983 Pan American Games]]
[[Category:Pan American Games bronze medalists for Puerto Rico]]
[[Category:Pan American Games track and field athletes for Puerto Rico]]
[[Category:Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Puerto Rico]]
[[Category:Competitors at the 1970 Central American and Caribbean Games]]
[[Category:Competitors at the 1978 Central American and Caribbean Games]]
[[Category:Competitors at the 1982 Central American and Caribbean Games]]
[[Category:Competitors at the 1986 Central American and Caribbean Games]]
[[Category:Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1971 Pan American Games]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1983 Pan American Games]]
[[Category:20th-century American sportsmen]]


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