View source for Jamie Nieto

{{short description|American high jumper}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2015}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Jamie Nieto
| image = Jamie Nieto 3.jpg
| image_size = 
| caption = High Jumping by Jamie Nieto.
| full_name = Jamie Earl Nieto
| nationality = American
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|November 2, 1976}}
| birth_place = [[Seattle]], Washington
| residence = 
| occupation  = Athlete, Actor, Writer
| years_active = 1993-2013
| height = 6 ft 4 in
| weight = 185 lb
| sport = [[Track and Field]]
| event = [[High Jump]]
| pb = '''High Jump''': 2.34 (Athens 2004)
| show-medals = yes
| medaltemplates = 
{{MedalSport | Men's [[athletics (sport)|athletics]]}}
{{MedalCountry | the {{USA}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Pan American Games]]}}
{{MedalSilver| [[Athletics at the 2003 Pan American Games|2003 Santo Domingo]] | [[Athletics at the 2003 Pan American Games – Men's high jump|High Jump]]}}
}}

'''Jamie Earl "James" Nieto''' (born November 2, 1976) is an American [[high jump]]er and actor.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/united-states/jamie-nieto-137739 |title=Jamie Nieto |website=IAAF.org |publisher=[[International Association of Athletics Federations]] |access-date=2018-10-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.usatf.org/athletes/bios/Nieto_Jamie.asp |title=Jamie Nieto |website=USATF.org |publisher=[[USA Track & Field]] |access-date=2018-10-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ni/jamie-nieto-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418063354/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ni/jamie-nieto-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-18 |title=James Earl "Jamie" Nieto |access-date=2018-10-16}}</ref>

His personal best jump is {{convert|2.34|m|in}}, achieved at the [[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Olympic Games]] in [[Athens]].  He was the 2004 and 2012 USA Olympic Trials Champion as well as the 2003 USA Outdoor Champion with a jump of {{convert|2.30|m|in}}.

Nieto attended [[Eastern Michigan University]], [[Sacramento City College]], and [[Valley High School (Sacramento, California)|Valley High School]].

Nieto suffered a serious injury resulting in paralysis while doing a back flip in April 2016.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://nypost.com/2016/04/26/olympic-high-jumper-in-near-fatal-fall-after-letting-insurance-lapse/ |title=Olympic high jumper in near-fatal fall after letting insurance lapse |work=[[New York Post]] |first=Ryan |last=Lazo |date=April 26, 2016}}</ref> In 2017, Nieto married Olympic hurdler [[Shevon Nieto]], and in 2020, she sang an original song dedicated to Nieto on ''[[America's Got Talent]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newsday.com/sports/olympics/shevon-nieto-america-s-got-talent-uniondale-1.46195590|title=LI's Shevon Nieto goes from hurdling at Olympics to singing on 'America's Got Talent'|publisher=Newsday|date=June 29, 2020}}</ref>

Nieto played baseball hall of famer [[Roberto Clemente]] in a movie named [[Baseball's Last Hero: 21 Clemente Stories]].

==Achievements==
{| class="wikitable" style=" text-align:center; font-size:95%;" width="60%"
! Year
! Tournament
! Venue
! Result
! Extra
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2003
| [[Athletics at the 2003 Pan American Games - Men's high jump|Pan American Games]]
| [[Santo Domingo]], Dominican Republic
| bgcolor="silver" | 2nd
|
|-
| [[2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's high jump|World Championships]] 
| [[Paris]], France
| 7th
|
|-
| [[2003 IAAF World Athletics Final|World Athletics Final]] 
| [[Monte Carlo]], Monaco
| bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2004
| [[2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's high jump|World Indoor Championships]] 
| [[Budapest]], Hungary
| 9th
|
|-
| [[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's high jump|Olympic Games]] 
| [[Athens]], Greece
| 4th
| 2.34 m PB
|-
| [[2004 IAAF World Athletics Final|World Athletics Final]] 
| [[Monte Carlo]], Monaco
| align="center" | 4th
|
|-
| 2007
| [[Athletics at the 2007 Pan American Games – Men's high jump|Pan American Games]]
| [[Rio de Janeiro]], Brazil
| 7th
|
|-
| 2011
| [[Athletics at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's high jump|Pan American Games]]
| [[Guadalajara]], Mexico
| 6th
|
|-
| 2012
| [[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's high jump|Olympic Games]] 
| [[London]], England
| 5th
| 
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category|Jamie Nieto}}
* {{Official website|https://jamienieto.com/}}
* {{World Athletics}}
* {{USATF}}
* {{Team USA|new_id=jamie-nieto|old_id=NI/Jamie-Nieto|archive=20210131145657}}
* {{Olympics.com profile}}
* {{Olympedia}}
* {{IMDb name}}

{{Footer USA Track & Field 2004 Summer Olympics}}
{{Footer USA Track & Field 2012 Summer Olympics}}
{{USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners in men's high jump}}
{{Footer US NC high jump Men}}

{{Authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nieto, Jamie}}
[[Category:1976 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:American male high jumpers]]
[[Category:Olympic track and field athletes for the United States]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Eastern Michigan University alumni]]
[[Category:Eastern Michigan Eagles men's track and field athletes]]
[[Category:Track and field athletes from Seattle]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Chula Vista, California]]
[[Category:Track and field athletes from California]]
[[Category:USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 Pan American Games]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 Pan American Games]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games]]
[[Category:Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in athletics (track and field)]]
[[Category:21st-century American sportsmen]]