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}}

{{MedalCountry | the {{USA}} }}

{{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}}

{{MedalSilver| 2003 Santo Domingo | High Jump}}

}}

Jamie Earl "James" Nieto (born November 2, 1976) is an American high jumper and actor.{{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}}{{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}}{{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}}

His personal best jump is {{convert|2.34|m|in}}, achieved at the 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.

Nieto suffered a serious injury resulting in paralysis while doing a back flip in April 2016.{{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}} In 2017, Nieto married Olympic hurdler Shevon Nieto, and in 2020, she sang an original song dedicated to Nieto on America's Got Talent.{{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}}

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