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]
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| Full name | Roberto Antonio Urrutia Herdez | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Tony | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | December 7, 1957 Cuba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | December 2, 2024 (aged 66) United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Weightlifting achievements
edit- 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
edit- ↑ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Urrutia and the second or maternal family name is Herdez.
References
edit- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- ↑ Neff, Craig (August 24, 1987). "'what Times, Silvia!'". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 15, 2008.
{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Roberto Urrutia". Lift Up. Retrieved May 7, 2010.
External links
edit- Tony Urrutia at Olympics.com
- Roberto "Tony" Urrutia at Olympic.org (archived)
- Tony Urrutia at Olympedia
- Tony Urrutia at InterSportStats
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