Mexican Athlete Uziel Muñoz Achieves Historic Eighth Place in Shot Put
Uziel Muñoz, a Mexican shot put athlete, made history by reaching the Olympic final in Paris 2024, becoming the first Mexican to achieve this feat. Despite challenging conditions, he secured an impressive eighth place finish.
The 28-year-old from Chihuahua, Uziel Aarón Muñoz Galarza, made history in Mexican athletics by achieving eighth place in the shot put final, with a mark of 20.88 meters, at the Paris 2024 Games, which took place at the Stade de France, in front of approximately 80 thousand spectators.
Muñoz is the first Mexican to reach an Olympic final in this event, which was attended by the best 12 athletes of the 31 competitors who participated in this modality.
