Jonathan Muñoz

Jonathan Antonio Muñoz Martínez (born 10 November 1995) is a Mexican weightlifter. He won the gold medal in the men's 67 kg event at the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru.[2] He is also a five-time medalist, including gold, at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships. He also competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

Jonathan Muñoz
Personal information
Full nameJonathan Antonio Muñoz Martínez
Born (1995-11-10) 10 November 1995 (age 28)
Aguascalientes, Mexico[1]
Sport
CountryMexico
SportWeightlifting
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Mexico
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima 67 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Guatemala City 67 kg
Silver medal – second place 2020 Santo Domingo 67 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Miami 69 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Santo Domingo 69 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Bogotá 73 kg
Central American and Caribbean Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Barranquilla 69 kg CJ
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Barranquilla 69 kg S

Career

He finished in 4th place in the men's 69 kg event at the 2015 Pan American Games held in Toronto, Canada.[3] A few months later, he competed in the men's 69 kg event at the 2015 World Weightlifting Championships held in Houston, United States.[4] At the 2017 Summer Universiade in Taipei, Taiwan, he finished in 8th place in the men's 69 kg event.

He won the bronze medal in the men's 69 event at both the 2017 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Miami, United States and the 2018 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He won two medals in his events at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games held in Barranquilla, Colombia.[5][6]

At the 2019 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Guatemala City, Guatemala, he won the gold medal in the men's 67 kg event.[7][8] In 2021, he won the silver medal in his event at the 2020 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.[9]

He also competed in the men's 67 kg event at both the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan and the 2019 World Weightlifting Championships in Pattaya, Thailand.[10][11]

He competed in the men's 67 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[12][13] He finished in 10th place.[13]

Achievements

YearVenueWeightSnatch (kg)Clean & Jerk (kg)TotalRank
123Rank123Rank
Summer Olympics
2021 Tokyo, Japan67 kg13513913916316317029810
Pan American Games
2019 Lima, Peru67 kg130135138163168173306

References