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. Archived from the original on December 3, 2012. 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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