Roberto Urrutia

Roberto Urrutia
Personal information
Full nameRoberto Antonio Urrutia Herdez
NicknameTony
Born(1957-12-07)December 7, 1957
Cuba
DiedDecember 2, 2024(2024-12-02) (aged 66)
United States
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Cuba
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1977 Stuttgart67.5 kg
Gold medal – first place1978 Gettysburg75 kg
Gold medal – first place1979 Thessaloniki75 kg
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place1975 Mexico City67.5 kg
Gold medal – first place1979 San Juan75 kg
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place1978 Medellín75 kg
Representing  United States
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place1987 Indianapolis75 kg

Roberto Antonio Urrutia Herdez[a] (December 7, 1957[2] – December 2, 2024[1]), known as Tony Urrutia, was a Cuban-American Olympic weightlifter.[2] In 1980, he defected from Cuba to, and competed for, the United States.[3][4]

Weightlifting achievements

  • Senior world champion (1977–1979).[5]
  • Olympic team member (Cuban Team 1976; U.S.A. Team 1988 and 1992).
  • Pan Am Games champion (1975 and 1979).
  • Bronze[3] medalist in Pan Am Games (1987).
  • Senior national champion (1987–1989, 1991, and 1992).
  • Set six world records during career.
  • All-time senior American record holder in clean and jerk and total.

Notes

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

References

  1. 1 2 "Silencio en el Inder ante fallecimiento de Roberto Urrutia, ícono cubano en levantamiento de pesas" [Silence at INDER Following the Passing of Roberto Urrutia, Cuban Weightlifting Icon]. CubaNoticias360 (in Spanish). December 7, 2024.
  2. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tony Urrutia". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 4, 2016. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  3. 1 2 Wilbon, Michael (August 12, 1987). "Defector Urrutia Earns a Bronze In Weightlifting". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on October 22, 2012. Retrieved December 15, 2008.
  4. ↑ Neff, Craig (August 24, 1987). "'what Times, Silvia!'". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 15, 2008.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  5. ↑ "Roberto Urrutia". Lift Up. Retrieved May 7, 2010.


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