Roberto Urrutia Explained

Roberto Antonio Urrutia Herdez (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 and References

1. Tony Urrutia . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418052258/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ur/tony-urrutia-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 10 January 2020.
2. News: Defector Urrutia Earns a Bronze In Weightlifting . https://web.archive.org/web/20121022170249/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1337495.html . dead . 2012-10-22 . Wilbon, Michael . . 1987-08-12 . 2008-12-15.
3. 'what Times, Silvia!' . Neff, Craig . . 1987-08-24 . 2008-12-15.
4. News: Roberto Urrutia . Lift Up . 2010-05-07.
5. Wilbon, Michael (1987-08-12). "Defector Urrutia Earns a Bronze In Weightlifting". The Washington Post.