María Isabel Urrutia

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Urrutia and the second or maternal family name is Ocoró.

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.

María Isabel Urrutia
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 60) 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

Medal record
Representing  Colombia
Women's weightlifting
Olympic Games
	2000 Sydney	– 75 kg
World Championships
	1990 Sarajevo	82.5 kg
	1994 Istanbul	83 kg
	1989 Manchester	82.5 kg
	1991 Donaueschingen	82.5 kg
	1995 Guangzhou	83 kg
	1997 Chiang Mai	83 kg
	1996 Warsaw	83 kg
	1998 Lahti	+75 kg
World Games
	1997 Lahti	83 kg
Pan American Games
	1999 Winnipeg	+75 kg
Women's athletics
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

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