María Isabel 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 Candelaria, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
Nationality	Colombian
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
	2000 Sydney	– 75 kg
World Championships
	1998 Lahti	+ 75 kg
Women's athletics
Representing  Colombia
South American Games
	1982 Santa Fe	Shot put
	1982 Santa Fe	Discus throw
	1994 Valencia	Discus throw
Bolivarian Games
	1981 Barquisimeto	Discus throw
	1989 Maracaibo	Shot put
	1989 Maracaibo	Discus throw
	1993 Cochabamba	Shot put
	1993 Cochabamba	Discus throw
	1997 Arequipa	Shot put
	1997 Arequipa	Discus throw
	1981 Barquisimeto	Shot put
CAC Junior Championships (U20)
	1984 San Juan	Discus throw
	1984 San Juan	Shot put

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

Athletic career

Track and field

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

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).

Achievements in track and field

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Colombia
1981	Bolivarian Games	Barquisimeto, Venezuela	2nd	Shot put	13.34m
			1st	Discus	42.76m
1982	South American Games	Santa Fe, Argentina	1st	Shot put	13.27m
			1st	Discus	44.84m
1984	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20)	San Juan, Puerto Rico	2nd	Shot put	13.57m
			1st	Discus	48.74m
1986	Ibero-American Championships	La Habana, Cuba	4th	Shot put	14.75 m
			2nd	Discus	56.84 m
1987	World Championships	Rome, Italy	18th	Discus	53.94m
1988	Ibero-American Championships	Ciudad de México, México	5th	Shot put	14.83 m A
			3rd	Discus	54.22 m A
	Olympic Games	Seoul, Korea	20th	Shot put	15.13m
			17th	Discus	53.82m
1989	Bolivarian Games	Maracaibo, Venezuela	1st	Shot put	15.41m
			1st	Discus	50.22m
1992	Ibero-American Championships	Seville, Spain	3rd	Discus	57.46 m
1993	Bolivarian Games	Cochabamba, Bolivia	1st	Shot put	15.35m A
			1st	Discus throw	54.08m A
1994	South American Games	Valencia, Venezuela	1st	Discus	58.08m
1997	Bolivarian Games	Arequipa, Perú	1st	Shot put	15.51m A
			1st	Discus	51.80m A

References

1. "World Championships Women: -82.5 kg". Sports123.com.
2. "World Championships Women: -83 kg". Sports123.com.
3. "World Championships Women: +75 kg". Sports123.com.
4. "María Isabel Urrutia Ocoró" (in Spanish). Comité Olimpico Colombiano. Retrieved 2008-12-07.

External links

• María Isabel Urrutia profile at IAAF
• databaseolympics.com profile
• sports-reference.com profile