María Isabel Urrutia’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Intro Weightlifter and politician
Is Athlete 
Weightlifter 
Politician 
From Colombia 
Type Politics 
Sports 
Gender female
Birth 25 March 1965, Candelaria, Valle del Cauca
Age: 55 years

María Isabel Urrutia Ocoró (born 25 March 1965) is a former weightlifter, athlete and politician from Colombia.

Athletic career

Track and field

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.

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

Nowadays she is retired and became a politician; Urrutia holds a seat in the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia since 2002 (twice elected: 2002 and 2006).

Achievements in track and field

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Colombia
1981 Bolivarian Games Barquisimeto, Venezuela 2nd Shot put 13.34m
1st Discus 42.76m
1982 South American Games Santa Fe, Argentina 1st Shot put 13.27m
1st Discus 44.84m
1984 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) San Juan, Puerto Rico 2nd Shot put 13.57m
1st Discus 48.74m
1986 Ibero-American Championships La Habana, Cuba 4th Shot put 14.75 m
2nd Discus 56.84 m
1987 World Championships Rome, Italy 18th Discus 53.94m
1988 Ibero-American Championships Ciudad de México, México 5th Shot put 14.83 m A
3rd Discus 54.22 m A
Olympic Games Seoul, Korea 20th Shot put 15.13m
17th Discus 53.82m
1989 Bolivarian Games Maracaibo, Venezuela 1st Shot put 15.41m
1st Discus 50.22m
1992 Ibero-American Championships Seville, Spain 3rd Discus 57.46 m
1993 Bolivarian Games Cochabamba, Bolivia 1st Shot put 15.35m A
1st Discus throw 54.08m A
1994 South American Games Valencia, Venezuela 1st Discus 58.08m
1997 Bolivarian Games Arequipa, Perú 1st Shot put 15.51m A
1st Discus 51.80m A
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