Roberto Urrutia
American-Cuban weightlifter (born 1957)
Roberto Antonio Urrutia Herdez[a] (born December 7, 1957), known as Tony Urrutia, was a Cuban-American Olympic weightlifter.[1] He later defected to, and competed for, the United States.[2][3]
Weightlifting achievements
- Senior world champion (1977–1979).[4]
- Olympic team member (Cuban Team 1976; U.S.A. Team 1988 and 1992).
- Pan Am Games champion (1975 and 1979).
- Bronze[5] medalist in Pan Am Games (1987).
- Senior national champion (1987–1989, 1991, and 1992).
- Set five world records during career.
- All-time senior American record holder in clean and jerk and total.
Notes
- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Urrutia and the second or maternal family name is Herdez.
References
- ^ 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 April 18, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Neff, Craig (August 24, 1987). "'what Times, Silvia!'". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 15, 2008.
- ^ "Roberto Urrutia". Lift Up. Retrieved May 7, 2010.
- ^ Wilbon, Michael (1987-08-12). "Defector Urrutia Earns a Bronze In Weightlifting". The Washington Post.
External links
- Roberto "Tony" Urrutia at Olympics.com
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World Champions in Weightlifting – Men's Lightweight
- 1905 (I):
Nikolaus Winkler (GER)
- 1905 (III):
Pierre Buisson (FRA)
- 1906:
Georges Lorthiois (FRA)
- 1907:
Johannes Zebrowsky (GER)
- 1910 (I):
Eugen Ruhland (GER)
- 1911 (I):
Ulrich Blaser (SUI)
- 1911 (II):
Josef Schwabl (AUT)
- 1911 (III):
Albert Meyer (GER)
- 1911 (IV):
Franz Komarek (AUT)
- 1913:
Wilhelm Köhler (GER)
- 1920:
Philipp List (GER)
- 1922:
Alfred Neuland (EST)
- 1923:
Rudolf Edinger (AUT)
- 1937:
Tony Terlazzo (USA)
- 1938:
Tony Terlazzo (USA)
- 1946:
Stanley Stanczyk (USA)
- 1947:
Pete George (USA)
- 1949:
Ibrahim Shams (EGY)
- 1950:
Joe Pitman (USA)
- 1951:
Ibrahim Shams (EGY)
- 1953:
Pete George (USA)
- 1954:
Dmitry Ivanov (URS)
- 1955:
Nikolay Kostylev (URS)
- 1957:
Viktor Bushuev (URS)
- 1958:
Viktor Bushuev (URS)
- 1959:
Viktor Bushuev (URS)
- 1961:
Waldemar Baszanowski (POL)
- 1962:
Vladimir Kaplunov (URS)
- 1963:
Marian Zieliński (POL)
- 1964:
Waldemar Baszanowski (POL)
- 1965:
Waldemar Baszanowski (POL)
- 1966:
Yevgeny Katsura (URS)
- 1968:
Waldemar Baszanowski (POL)
- 1969:
Waldemar Baszanowski (POL)
- 1970:
Zbigniew Kaczmarek (POL)
- 1971:
Zbigniew Kaczmarek (POL)
- 1972:
Mukharby Kirzhinov (URS)
- 1973:
Mukharby Kirzhinov (URS)
- 1974:
Petro Korol (URS)
- 1975:
Petro Korol (URS)
- 1976:
Petro Korol (URS)
- 1977:
Roberto Urrutia (CUB)
- 1978:
Yanko Rusev (BUL)
- 1979:
Yanko Rusev (BUL)
- 1980:
Yanko Rusev (BUL)
- 1981:
Joachim Kunz (GDR)
- 1982:
Piotr Mandra (POL)
- 1983:
Joachim Kunz (GDR)
- 1984:
Yao Jingyuan (CHN)
- 1985:
Mikhail Petrov (BUL)
- 1986:
Mikhail Petrov (BUL)
- 1987:
Mikhail Petrov (BUL)
- 1989:
Israel Militosyan (URS)
- 1990:
Kim Myong-nam (PRK)
- 1991:
Yoto Yotov (BUL)
- 1993:
Yoto Yotov (BUL)
- 1994:
Fedail Güler (TUR)
- 1995:
Zhan Xugang (CHN)
- 1997:
Zlatan Vanev (BUL)
- 1998:
Plamen Zhelyazkov (BUL)
- 1999:
Galabin Boevski (BUL)
- 2001:
Galabin Boevski (BUL)
- 2002:
Zhang Guozheng (CHN)
- 2003:
Zhang Guozheng (CHN)
- 2005:
Shi Zhiyong (born 1980) (CHN)
- 2006:
Vencelas Dabaya (FRA)
- 2007:
Zhang Guozheng (CHN)
- 2009:
Liao Hui (CHN)
- 2010:
Mete Binay (TUR)
- 2011:
Tang Deshang (CHN)
- 2013:
Liao Hui (CHN)
- 2014:
Liao Hui (CHN)
- 2015:
Shi Zhiyong (born 1993) (CHN)
- 2017:
Won Jeong-sik (KOR)
- 2018:
Shi Zhiyong (born 1993) (CHN)
- 2019:
Shi Zhiyong (born 1993) (CHN)
- 2021:
Rahmat Erwin Abdullah (INA)
- 2022:
Rahmat Erwin Abdullah (INA)
- 2023:
Weeraphon Wichuma (THA)
- 67.5 kg (1905)
- 70 kg (1906–1913)
- 67.5 kg (1920–1991)
- 70 kg (1993–1997)
- 69 kg (1998–2017)
- 73 kg (2018–)
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