María Isabel Urrutia

María Isabel Urrutia
Medal record
Representing Colombia
Women's weightlifting
Olympic Games
World Championships
World Games
Pan American Games
Women's athletics
South American Games
Bolivarian Games
CAC Junior Championships (U20)

María Isabel Urrutia
María Isabel Urrutia
Minister of Sports
	In office; 11 August 2022 – 7 March 2023
President	Gustavo Petro
Preceded by	Guillermo Herrera Castaño
Succeeded by	Astrid Rodríguez
Member of the Chamber of Representatives
	In office; 20 July 2002 – 20 July 2010
Constituency	Valle del Cauca
Personal details
Born	María Isabel Urrutia Ocoró; 25 March 1965 (age 59); Candelaria, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
Political party	Humane Colombia
Other political; affiliations	Social Afrocolombian Alliance (2006-2010); United People's Movement (2002-2006)

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

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Colombia
1981	Bolivarian Games	Barquisimeto, Venezuela	2nd	Shot put	13.34 m
1981	Bolivarian Games	Barquisimeto, Venezuela	1st	Discus	42.76 m
1982	Southern Cross Games	Santa Fe, Argentina	1st	Shot put	13.27 m
1982	Southern Cross Games	Santa Fe, Argentina	1st	Discus	44.84 m
1984	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20)	San Juan, Puerto Rico	2nd	Shot put	13.57 m
1984	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20)	San Juan, Puerto Rico	1st	Discus	48.74 m
1986	Ibero-American Championships	La Habana, Cuba	4th	Shot put	14.75 m
1986	Ibero-American Championships	La Habana, Cuba	2nd	Discus	56.84 m
1987	Pan American Games	Indianapolis, United States	7th	Shot put	14.47 m
	Pan American Games	Indianapolis, United States	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
	Ibero-American Championships	Ciudad de México, México	3rd	Discus	54.22 m A
	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	20th	Shot put	15.13 m
	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	17th	Discus	53.82m
1989	Bolivarian Games	Maracaibo, Venezuela	1st	Shot put	15.41 m
1989	Bolivarian Games	Maracaibo, Venezuela	1st	Discus	50.22 m
1990	Central American and Caribbean Games	Mexico City, Mexico	3rd	Shot put	16.09 m
1990	Central American and Caribbean Games	Mexico City, Mexico	3rd	Discus	53.84 m
1991	South American Championships	Manaus, Brazil	1st	Shot put	16.34 m
	South American Championships	Manaus, Brazil	1st	Discus	51.70 m
	Pan American Games	Havana, Cuba	6th	Shot put	15.41 m
	Pan American Games	Havana, Cuba	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
	Bolivarian Games	Cochabamba, Bolivia	1st	Discus	54.08 m A
	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	2nd	Shot put	15.09 m
	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	1st	Discus	55.14 m
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Ponce, Puerto Rico	5th	Shot put	14.68 m
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Ponce, Puerto Rico	3rd	Discus	53.12 m
1994	South American Games	Valencia, Venezuela	1st	Discus	58.08 m
1995	South American Championships	Manaus, Brazil	2nd	Shot put	16.43 m
1995	South American Championships	Manaus, Brazil	2nd	Discus	54.60 m
1997	Bolivarian Games	Arequipa, Perú	1st	Shot put	15.51 m A
1997	Bolivarian Games	Arequipa, Perú	1st	Discus	51.80 m A
1998	Central American and Caribbean Games	Maracaibo, Venezuela	2nd	Shot put	14.25 m
1998	Central American and Caribbean Games	Maracaibo, Venezuela	3rd	Discus	50.44 m

References

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

External links

María Isabel Urrutia at World Athletics
databaseolympics.com profile
Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "María Isabel Urrutia". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 22 December 2008.

Olympic Games
Preceded by Marlon Pérez Arango	Flagbearer for Colombia Sydney 2000	Succeeded by Carmenza Delgado

Political offices
Preceded by Guillermo Herrera	Minister of Sports 2022–2023	Succeeded by Astrid Rodríguez
Order of precedence
Preceded by Jorge Zorro as Former Minister of Culture	Order of precedence of Colombia as Former Gabinet Member	Succeeded by Astrid Rodríguez as Former Minister of Sports