In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Urrutia and the second or maternal family name is Ocoró.
| María Isabel Urrutia | |
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 Urrutia in 2022 | |
| 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 (1965-03-25) 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) |
| Medal record | ||
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Representing  Colombia
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| Women's weightlifting | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
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2000 Sydney | – 75 kg |
| World Championships | ||
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1990 Sarajevo | 82.5 kg |
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1994 Istanbul | 83 kg |
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1989 Manchester | 82.5 kg |
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1991 Donaueschingen | 82.5 kg |
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1995 Guangzhou | 83 kg |
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1997 Chiang Mai | 83 kg |
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1996 Warsaw | 83 kg |
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1998 Lahti | +75 kg |
| World Games | ||
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1997 Lahti | 83 kg |
| Pan American Games | ||
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1999 Winnipeg | +75 kg |
| Women's athletics | ||
| South American Games | ||
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1982 Santa Fe | Shot put |
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1982 Santa Fe | Discus throw |
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1994 Valencia | Discus throw |
| Bolivarian Games | ||
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1981 Barquisimeto | Discus throw |
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1989 Maracaibo | Shot put |
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1989 Maracaibo | Discus throw |
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1993 Cochabamba | Shot put |
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1993 Cochabamba | Discus throw |
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1997 Arequipa | Shot put |
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1997 Arequipa | Discus throw |
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1981 Barquisimeto | Shot put |
| CAC Junior Championships (U20) | ||
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1984 San Juan | Discus throw |
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1984 San Juan | Shot put |
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.
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
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 | ||
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| Preceded byMarlon Pérez Arango | Flagbearer for Colombia Sydney 2000 |
Succeeded byCarmenza Delgado |
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded byGuillermo Herrera | Minister of Sports 2022–2023 |
Succeeded byAstrid Rodríguez |
| Order of precedence | ||
| Preceded byJorge Zorroas Former Minister of Culture | Order of precedence of Colombia as Former Gabinet Member |
Succeeded byAstrid Rodríguezas Former Minister of Sports |
| Olympic Champions in Weightlifting – Women's Heavyweight | |
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| World Champions in Weightlifting – Women's Heavyweight (87 kg) | |
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- 1965 births
- Living people
- People from Valle del Cauca Department
- Cabinet of Gustavo Petro
- Colombian sportsperson-politicians
- United People's Movement (Colombia) politicians
- Members of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia
- Colombian female discus throwers
- Colombian female shot putters
- Colombian female weightlifters
- Olympic athletes for Colombia
- Olympic weightlifters for Colombia
- Olympic gold medalists for Colombia
- Olympic medalists in weightlifting
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 Pan American Games
- Competitors at the 1986 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Competitors at the 1990 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Competitors at the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Competitors at the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Weightlifters at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Weightlifters at the 1999 Pan American Games
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Colombia
- Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Pan American Games medalists in weightlifting
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Colombia
- South American Games gold medalists for Colombia
- South American Games medalists in athletics
- Competitors at the 1982 Southern Cross Games
- Competitors at the 1994 South American Games
- World Weightlifting Championships medalists
- Afro-Colombian women
- Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics
- Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games
- 21st-century Colombian politicians
- 21st-century Colombian women politicians
- Petro administration cabinet members
- Bolivarian Games gold medalists for Colombia
- Bolivarian Games medalists in athletics
- World Games gold medalists for Colombia
- Medalists at the 1997 World Games