# María Isabel Urrutia

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

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| Representing Colombia ||||||
| 1981 | Bolivarian Games | Barquisimeto, Venezuela | 2nd | Shot put | 13.34 m |
| 1981 | Bolivarian Games | Barquisimeto, Venezuela | 1st | Discus | 42.76 m |
| 1982 | Southern Cross Games | Santa Fe, Argentina | 1st | Shot put | 13.27 m |
| 1982 | Southern Cross Games | Santa Fe, Argentina | 1st | Discus | 44.84 m |
| 1983 | South American Championships | Santa Fe, Argentina | 6th | Shot put | 13.00 m |
| 1983 | South American Championships | Santa Fe, Argentina | 2nd | Discus | 45.00 m |
| 1984 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) | San Juan, Puerto Rico | 2nd | Shot put | 13.57 m |
| 1984 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) | San Juan, Puerto Rico | 1st | Discus | 48.74 m |
| 1986 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Santiago, Dominican Republic | 3rd | Shot put | 14.48 m |
| 1986 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Santiago, Dominican Republic | 3rd | Discus | 50.68 m |
| 1986 | Ibero-American Championships | Havana, Cuba | 4th | Shot put | 14.75 m |
| 1986 | Ibero-American Championships | Havana, Cuba | 2nd | Discus | 56.84 m |
| 1987 | Pan American Games | Indianapolis, United States | 7th | Shot put | 14.47 m |
| 1987 | Pan American Games | Indianapolis, United States | 4th | Discus | 57.08 m |
| 1987 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | 18th | Discus | 53.94 m |
| 1988 | Ibero-American Championships | Ciudad de México, México | 5th | Shot put | 14.83 m A |
| 1988 | Ibero-American Championships | Ciudad de México, México | 3rd | Discus | 54.22 m A |
| 1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 20th | Shot put | 15.13 m |
| 1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 17th | Discus | 53.82m |
| 1989 | Bolivarian Games | Maracaibo, Venezuela | 1st | Shot put | 15.41 m |
| 1989 | Bolivarian Games | Maracaibo, Venezuela | 1st | Discus | 50.22 m |
| 1990 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Mexico City, Mexico | 3rd | Shot put | 16.09 m |
| 1990 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Mexico City, Mexico | 3rd | Discus | 53.84 m |
| 1991 | South American Championships | Manaus, Brazil | 1st | Shot put | 16.34 m |
| 1991 | South American Championships | Manaus, Brazil | 1st | Discus | 51.70 m |
| 1991 | Pan American Games | Havana, Cuba | 6th | Shot put | 15.41 m |
| 1991 | Pan American Games | Havana, Cuba | 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 |
| 1993 | Bolivarian Games | Cochabamba, Bolivia | 1st | Discus | 54.08 m A |
| 1993 | South American Championships | Lima, Peru | 2nd | Shot put | 15.09 m |
| 1993 | South American Championships | Lima, Peru | 1st | Discus | 55.14 m |
| 1993 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Ponce, Puerto Rico | 5th | Shot put | 14.68 m |
| 1993 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Ponce, Puerto Rico | 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 |
| 1995 | South American Championships | Manaus, Brazil | 2nd | Discus | 54.60 m |
| 1997 | Bolivarian Games | Arequipa, Perú | 1st | Shot put | 15.51 m A |
| 1997 | Bolivarian Games | Arequipa, Perú | 1st | Discus | 51.80 m A |
| 1998 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Maracaibo, Venezuela | 2nd | Shot put | 14.25 m |
| 1998 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Maracaibo, Venezuela | 3rd | Discus | 50.44 m |