Uziel Muñoz

Mexican shot putter

Uziel Muñoz
Personal information
Full name	Uziel Muñoz Galarza
Born	(1995-09-08) September 8, 1995 (age 28) Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico
Education	Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)^[1]
Weight	121 kg (267 lb)^[1]
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	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

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

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
2014	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U20)	Morelia, Mexico	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
	Central American and Caribbean Games	San Salvador, El Salvador	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

References

^ ^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