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
1st Discus 42.76 m
1982 Southern Cross Games Santa Fe, Argentina 1st Shot put 13.27 m
1st Discus 44.84 m
1983 South American Championships Santa Fe, Argentina 6th Shot put 13.00 m
2nd Discus 45.00 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 Central American and Caribbean Games Santiago, Dominican Republic 3rd Shot put 14.48 m
3rd Discus 50.68 m
Ibero-American Championships Havana, 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
1990 Central American and Caribbean Games Mexico City, Mexico 3rd Shot put 16.09 m
3rd Discus 53.84 m
1991 South American Championships Manaus, Brazil 1st Shot put 16.34 m
1st Discus 51.70 m
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 54.08 m A
South American Championships Lima, Peru 2nd Shot put 15.09 m
1st Discus 55.14 m
Central American and Caribbean Games Ponce, Puerto Rico 5th Shot put 14.68 m
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
2nd Discus 54.60 m
1997 Bolivarian Games Arequipa, Perú 1st Shot put 15.51 m A
1st Discus 51.80 m A
1998 Central American and Caribbean Games Maracaibo, Venezuela 2nd Shot put 14.25 m
3rd Discus 50.44 m

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.
Olympic Games
Preceded by Flagbearer for  Colombia
Sydney 2000
Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by
Guillermo Herrera
Minister of Sports
2022–2023
Succeeded by
Order of precedence
Preceded byas Former Minister of Culture Order of precedence of Colombia
as Former Gabinet Member
Succeeded byas Former Minister of Sports
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