Julián Muñoz

Julián Muñoz (born 11 July 1946) is a Costa Rican-American alpine skier. He competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics and the 1992 Winter Olympics as a tourist athlete.

Biography Munoz was born in the US to Costa Rican parents, He represented Costa Rica again in 1992, and came last in all events.

He claimed he faced some hostility from top competitors, noting the tremendous gap that existed between them and small nation competitors such as himself. He hoped to compete again in 1994, but in 1994 the International Olympics Committee for the Winter Games introduced qualifying standards to address the issue of tourist athletes, which prevented him from entering.