María Isabel Urrutia

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.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Urrutia and the second or maternal family name is Ocoró.
María Isabel Urrutia
Minister of Sports
In office
11 August 2022 – 7 March 2023
PresidentGustavo Petro
Preceded byGuillermo Herrera Castaño
Succeeded byAstrid Rodriguez
Member of the Chamber of Representatives
In office
20 July 2002 – 20 July 2010
ConstituencyCauca Valley
Personal details
Born
María Isabel Urrutia Ocoró

(1965-03-25) 25 March 1965
Candelaria, Cauca Valley, Colombia
Political partyHumane Colombia
Other political
affiliations		Social Afrocolombian Alliance (2006-2010)
United People's Movement (2002-2006)
María Isabel Urrutia
Medal record
Women's Weightlifting
Representing  Colombia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2000 Sydney – 75 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1990 Sarajevo 82.5 kg
Gold medal – first place 1994 Istanbul 83 kg
Silver medal – second place 1989 Manchester 82.5 kg
Silver medal – second place 1991 Donaueschingen82.5 kg
Silver medal – second place 1995 Guangzhou 83 kg
Silver medal – second place 1997 Chiang Mai 83 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Warsaw 83 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Lahti + 75 kg
World Games
Gold medal – first place 1997 Lahti 83 kg
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 1999 Winnipeg +75 kg
Women's athletics
Representing  Colombia
South American Games
Gold medal – first place1982 Santa Fe Shot put
Gold medal – first place1982 Santa Fe Discus throw
Gold medal – first place1994 Valencia Discus throw
Bolivarian Games
Gold medal – first place1981 Barquisimeto Discus throw
Gold medal – first place1989 Maracaibo Shot put
Gold medal – first place1989 Maracaibo Discus throw
Gold medal – first place1993 Cochabamba Shot put
Gold medal – first place1993 Cochabamba Discus throw
Gold medal – first place1997 Arequipa Shot put
Gold medal – first place1997 Arequipa Discus throw
Silver medal – second place1981 Barquisimeto Shot put
CAC Junior Championships (U20)
Gold medal – first place1984 San Juan Discus throw
Silver medal – second place1984 San Juan Shot put

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 Games Barquisimeto, Venezuela 2nd Shot put 13.34 m
1st Discus 42.76 m
1982 South American Games Santa Fe, Argentina 1st Shot put 13.27 m
1st Discus 44.84 m
1984 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) San Juan, Puerto Rico 2nd Shot put 13.57 m
1st Discus 48.74 m
1986 Ibero-American Championships La Habana, Cuba 4th Shot put 14.75 m
2nd Discus 56.84 m
1987 Pan American Games Indianapolis, United States 7th Shot put 14.47 m
4th Discus 57.08 m
World Championships Rome, Italy 18th Discus 53.94 m
1988 Ibero-American Championships Ciudad de México, México 5th Shot put 14.83 m A
3rd Discus 54.22 m A
Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 20th Shot put 15.13 m
17th Discus 53.82m
1989 Bolivarian Games Maracaibo, Venezuela 1st Shot put 15.41 m
1st Discus 50.22 m
1991 Pan American Games Havana, Cuba 6th Shot put 15.41 m
5th Discus 55.80 m
1992 Ibero-American Championships Seville, Spain 3rd Discus 57.46 m
1993 Bolivarian Games Cochabamba, Bolivia 1st Shot put 15.35 m A
1st Discus throw 54.08 m A
1994 South American Games Valencia, Venezuela 1st Discus 58.08 m
1997 Bolivarian Games Arequipa, Perú 1st Shot put 15.51 m A
1st Discus 51.80 m A

References
  1. "World Championships Women: -82.5 kg". Sports123.com. Archived from the original on 21 April 2008.
  2. "World Championships Women: -83 kg". Sports123.com. Archived from the original on 21 April 2008.
  3. "World Championships Women: +75 kg". Sports123.com. Archived from the original on 20 September 2008.
  4. "María Isabel Urrutia Ocoró" (in Spanish). Comité Olimpico Colombiano. Archived from the original on 4 November 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2008.
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