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María Isabel Urrutia

Colombian weightlifter, athlete and politician

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Urrutia and the second or maternal family name is Ocoró.

María Isabel Urrutia Ocoró (born 25 March 1965) is a former weightlifter, athlete and politician from Colombia. She won the first ever gold medal for Colombia at the Summer Olympic Games.

Athletic career

Background

Initially she competed in shot put and discus throw, and participated in the 1988 Summer Olympics in these events.

Weightlifting

She switched to weightlifting in 1989, and won silver at the 1989 World Championships. She won gold at the 1990, silver 1991, gold 1994, silver 1995, bronze 1996, silver 1997, and bronze at the 1998 World Weightlifting Championships.[1][2][3][4]

Urrutia won a gold medal in the women's 75 kg class in the 2000 Summer Olympics, her country's first Olympic gold medal.

Personal life

Urrutia retired after the 2000 Olympics and entered politics. She held a seat in the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia from 2002 to 2010 (twice elected: 2002 and 2006).

Achievements in track and field

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Colombia
1981 Bolivarian GamesBarquisimeto, Venezuela2nd Shot put 13.34 m
1st Discus 42.76 m
1982 Southern Cross GamesSanta Fe, Argentina1st Shot put 13.27 m
1st Discus 44.84 m
1983 South American ChampionshipsSanta Fe, Argentina6th Shot put 13.00 m
2nd Discus 45.00 m
1984 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20)San Juan, Puerto Rico2nd Shot put 13.57 m
1st Discus 48.74 m
1986 Central American and Caribbean GamesSantiago, Dominican Republic3rd Shot put 14.48 m
3rd Discus 50.68 m
Ibero-American ChampionshipsHavana, Cuba4th Shot put 14.75 m
2nd Discus 56.84 m
1987 Pan American GamesIndianapolis, United States7th Shot put 14.47 m
4th Discus 57.08 m
World ChampionshipsRome, Italy18th Discus 53.94 m
1988 Ibero-American ChampionshipsCiudad de México, México5th Shot put 14.83 mA
3rd Discus 54.22 mA
Olympic GamesSeoul, South Korea20th Shot put 15.13 m
17th Discus 53.82m
1989 Bolivarian GamesMaracaibo, Venezuela1st Shot put 15.41 m
1st Discus 50.22 m
1990 Central American and Caribbean GamesMexico City, Mexico3rd Shot put 16.09 m
3rd Discus 53.84 m
1991 South American ChampionshipsManaus, Brazil1st Shot put 16.34 m
1st Discus 51.70 m
Pan American GamesHavana, Cuba6th Shot put 15.41 m
5th Discus 55.80 m
1992 Ibero-American ChampionshipsSeville, Spain3rd Discus 57.46 m
1993 Bolivarian GamesCochabamba, Bolivia1st Shot put 15.35 m A
1st Discus 54.08 m A
South American ChampionshipsLima, Peru2nd Shot put 15.09 m
1st Discus 55.14 m
Central American and Caribbean GamesPonce, Puerto Rico5th Shot put 14.68 m
3rd Discus 53.12 m
1994 South American GamesValencia, Venezuela1st Discus 58.08 m
1995 South American ChampionshipsManaus, Brazil2nd Shot put 16.43 m
2nd Discus 54.60 m
1997 Bolivarian GamesArequipa, Perú1st Shot put 15.51 m A
1st Discus 51.80 m A
1998 Central American and Caribbean GamesMaracaibo, Venezuela2nd Shot put 14.25 m
3rd Discus 50.44 m

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