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.
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Full name | Uziel Muñoz Galarza | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico | September 8, 1995||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Education | Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 121 kg (267 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Shot put | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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
edit- Shot put (outdoor): 21.88 m NR – Drake Stadium, Los Angeles, USA, 27 May 2023
- Shot put (indoor): 19.67 m – Albuquerque, USA, 26 Jan 2019
International competitions
editYear | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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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
edit- ^ a b c Morán, Eduardo (2 July 2021). "Di hasta el último aliento: Uziel Muñoz". Diario.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ Uziel Muñoz at World Athletics
External links
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