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Uziel Muñoz

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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

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International competitions

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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

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  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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