Hugo Muñoz Llerena (born 10 January 1973) is a retired

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high jump The high jump is a track and field event in which competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it. In its modern, most-practiced format, a bar is placed between two standards with a crash mat f ...

er. He competed in the 1996 (Atlanta) and 2000 (Sydney) Olympic Games as a member of the Peru National Team without reaching the finals.

Career

He won the gold medal at the 1993 South American Championships. He also competed at the 1993 World Championships, the

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and the

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without reaching the final. His personal best jump is 2.30 meters, achieved in October 1995 in

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Achievements

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1973 births Living people Peruvian male high jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Peru South American Games silver medalists for Peru South American Games medalists in athletics Competitors at the 1990 South American Games Competitors at the 1994 South American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 Pan American Games Pan American Games competitors for Peru 20th-century Peruvian people Bolivarian Games silver medalists for Peru Bolivarian Games medalists in athletics {{Peru-athletics-bio-stub