High Jump Coach

Hugo Munoz, a two-time Olympian. Coach Munoz was a member of the Peruvian National team in the high jump for the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games, and jumped 7’6 1/2″ (2.30m) in his prime (1995). Coach Munoz was also a ten-time National Champion,  two-time South American Champion and a U20 World Championship Finalist in the World Junior Championship in Seoul, Korea (1992). As of today, he holds the Peruvian National Record (U23 & U18) and South American Record U23 (Area Record) in the high jump. At only 6’1.5″ tall Coach Munoz has jumped an impressive 17″ above his head (PR: 7’6.5″) due to his strong understanding of body mechanics (technique), as he always tells his athletes “speed and power are your friends if you know how to use them”. Coach Munoz has worked with athletes at every level, from youth to Olympians.

Besides coaching at Kangaroo Athletics, Coach Munoz coached collegiately at North Idaho Community College (2001), Spokane Falls Community College (2002), University of Washington (2003-2004), St. Olaf University (2006 – 2008),  and Rice University in Houston (2016).

Since 2004 Coach Munoz (through KTC) has coached and mentored 2 Olympians, 1 Asian Champion, 8 National Team Members (USA, Peru, Sri Lanka, Germany, and Brazil), 6 U.S. Olympic Trials Qualifiers, 32 NCAA All Americans, and 231 (and counting) State High School Champions (High Jump, Long Jump and Triple Jump combined) from the following states: MN (multiple), WI (multiple), MI (multiple), IL (multiple), GA (multiple), TX (multiple), IA (multiple), OK (multiple), LA (multiple), MS (multiple), AZ (multiple), OR (multiple), VA (multiple), ND (multiple), SD (multiple), AL (multiple), MO (multiple), CO, NM, AK, WY, AR, NC, SC, CT, PA, NE, MD, NJ, WA, NY, OH, IN, ID, along with many state qualifiers in several other states.

In 2019 and 2020 Coach Munoz was the high jump coach for the Peruvian National Team that competed in the following international competitions: South American Championship (adult) in Lima, Peru, South American Championship (U20) in Cali, Colombia, PanAmerican Championship (U20) in San Jose, Costa Rica and South American Championship (U20) in Lima, Peru.

He also contributed to the USATF Coaches Association Magazine, Technique for Track and Field and Cross Country, with an article distributed to all HS and College Track and Field programs across the U.S. entitled, “New heights: How to teach the basics of high jump” (April 2009).

Coach Munoz has been a guest speaker for the Idaho, Minnesota and Wisconsin Track and Field Coaches Associations as well as the National Jumps Symposium.

More about Coach Munoz as a member of the Peruvian national team: Coach Munoz has competed in the following international competitions (competed internationally in every continent except Africa):

Olympic Games (IOC) in Atlanta, USA (96) and Sydney, Australia (00).
IAAF World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany (93).
IAAF World Indoor Championships in Barcelona, Spain (95).
IAAF World Junior Championships in Seoul, Korea (92).
PanAm Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina (95).
PanAm Junior Championships in Kingston, Jamaica (91) and Santa Fe, Argentina (89).
Ibero American Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (00) , Mar del Plata, Argentina (94), and Seville, Spain (92).
South American Championships in Manaus, Brazil (95) , Lima, Peru (93) , Manaus, Brazil (91).
South American Games in Valencia, Venezuela (94) and Lima, Peru (90).
South American Junior Championships in Lima, Peru (92), Asuncion, Paraguay (91), Bogota, Colombia (90), and Montevideo, Uruguay (89).
South American Youth Championships in Cuenca, Ecuador (88).
Bolivarian Games in Cochabamba, Bolivia (93).

To read about the experiences of athletes that worked with Coach Munoz (testimonials), please click HERE and to see where Kangaroo Track Club alumni ended up jumping in college please click HERE.