| Intro | American-Cuban weightlifter |
| Is | Weightlifter |
| From | United States of America |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
Roberto “Tony” Urrutia was an Olympic weightlifter, born 1957 in Cuba. He later defected to, and competed for, the United States.
Weightlifting achievements
- Senior world champion (1977–1979).
- Olympic team member (Cuban Team 1976; U.S.A. Team 1988 and 1992).
- Pan Am Games champion (1975 and 1979).
- Silver medalist in Pan Am Games (1987).
- Senior national champion (1987–1989, 1991, and 1992).
- Set five world records during career.
- All-time senior American record holder in clean and jerk and total.
- “Roberto Urrutia”. Lift Up. Retrieved 2010-05-07.