Uziel Muñoz
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| Full name | Uziel Muñoz Galarza | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | September 8, 1995 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] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Shot put | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Uziel Muñoz Galarza (born 8 September 1995) is a Mexican athlete specialising in the shot put.[2] He won the silver medal at the 2025 World Athletics Championships, to become the first Mexican to win a medal in a throwing event at the World Athletics Championships.[3]
Born in Nuevo Casas Grandes,[1] his personal bests in the event are 21.97 metres outdoors (2025 Tokyo World Championships) and 19.67 metres indoors (Albuquerque 2019).
Personal bests
- Shot put (outdoor): 21.97 m NR – National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan, 13 Sep 2025
- Shot put (indoor): 19.67 m – Albuquerque, USA, 26 Jan 2019
International competitions
| Year | 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 | |
| 2025 | NACAC Championships | Freeport, Bahamas | 2nd | Shot put | 20.89 m |
| World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 2nd | Shot put | 21.97 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
- ^ "Mexicano Uziel Muñoz sorprende con medalla de plata mundial en lanzamiento de bala". Informador.mx. Retrieved 13 September 2025.