María Urrutia

María Urrutia
María Isabel Urrutia Ocoró
Member of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia
In office
20 July 2002 – 20 July 2010
Constituency National Special Circumscription for Afro Communities
Personal details
Born 25 March 1965 (1965-03-25) (age 46)
Candelaria, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
Nationality Colombian
Other political
affiliations		 Social Afrocolombian Alliance (2006-2010)
United People's Movement (2002-2006)
This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Urrutia and the second or maternal family name is Ocoró.

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

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Athletic career

Medal record
Women's Weightlifting
Competitor for  Colombia
Olympic Games
Gold 2000 Sydney – 75 kg
World Championships
Bronze 1998 Lahti + 75 kg

Initially she competed in shot put and discus throw, and participated in the 1988 Summer Olympics in these events. 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 only Olympic gold medal so far. 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).

Athletics achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Colombia
1987 World Championships Rome, Italy 18th Discus 53.94 m
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 20th Shot Put 15.13 m

Notes and references

  1. ^ "World Championships Women: -82.5 kg". Sports123.com. http://sports123.com/wei/ww-82.5.html. 
  2. ^ "World Championships Women: -83 kg". Sports123.com. http://sports123.com/wei/ww-83.html. 
  3. ^ "World Championships Women: +75 kg". Sports123.com. http://sports123.com/wei/ww-o75.html. 
  4. ^ "María Isabel Urrutia Ocoró" (in Spanish). Comité Olimpico Colombiano. http://www.coc.org.co/sitio/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=93&Itemid=61. Retrieved 2008-12-07. [dead link]

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