Uziel Muñoz

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Muñoz and the second or maternal family name is Galarza.

Uziel Muñoz Galarza (born 8 September 1995) is a Mexican athlete specialising in the shot put. 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.

Uziel Muñoz

Personal information
Full name	Uziel Muñoz Galarza
Born	(1995-09-08) September 8, 1995 Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico
Education	Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	121 kg (267 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Shot put
Medal record Men's athletics Representing Mexico World Championships 2025 Tokyo Shot put NACAC Championships 2025 Freeport Shot put Pan American Games 2023 Santiago Shot put 2019 Lima Shot put Central American and Caribbean Games 2023 San Salvador Shot put CAC Junior Championships 2014 Morelia Shot put 2014 Morelia Discus throw Universiade 2019 Naples Shot put

Born in Nuevo Casas Grandes, 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
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
2026	World Indoor Championships	Toruń, Poland	10th	Shot put	20.30 m