Uziel Muñoz

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Muñoz and the second or maternal family name is Galarza.
Uziel Muñoz
Personal information
Full nameUziel Muñoz Galarza
Born (1995-09-08) September 8, 1995 (age 29)
Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico
EducationUniversidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight121 kg (267 lb)[1]
Sport
SportAthletics
EventShot put
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Mexico
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2023 Santiago Shot put
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lima Shot put
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 San Salvador Shot put
CAC Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Morelia Shot put
Silver medal – second place 2014 Morelia Discus throw
Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Naples Shot put

Uziel Muñoz Galarza (born 8 September 1995) is a Mexican athlete specialising in the shot put.[2] He won bronze medals at the 2019 Summer Universiade and 2019 Pan American Games.

Born in Nuevo Casas Grandes,[1] his personal bests in the event are 20.86 metres outdoors (Chihuahua 2019) and 19.67 metres indoors (Albuquerque 2019).

Personal bests

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Mexico
2014 Central American and Caribbean
Junior Championships (U20) 		Morelia, Mexico 2nd Shot put (6 kg) 17.35 m
2nd Discus throw (1.75 kg) 51.87 m
2018 Central American and Caribbean Games Barranquilla, Colombia 4th Shot put 19.87 m
2019 Universiade Naples, Italy 3rd Shot put 20.45 m
Pan American Games Lima, Peru 3rd Shot put 20.56 m
World Championships Doha, Qatar 34th (q) Shot put 19.06 m
2022 World Championships Eugene, United States 11th Shot put 20.65 m
2023 Central American and Caribbean Games San Salvador, El Salvador 1st Shot put 20.81 m
5th Discus throw 55.22 m
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 15th (q) Shot put 20.62 m
Pan American Games Santiago, Chile 2nd Shot put 21.15 m
2024 World Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 15th Shot put 19.28 m
Olympic Games Paris, France 8th Shot put 20.88 m

References

  1. ^ a b c Morán, Eduardo (2 July 2021). "Di hasta el último aliento: Uziel Muñoz". Diario.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  2. ^ Uziel Muñoz at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata


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