Roberto Urrutia
American-Cuban weightlifter (born 1957)
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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]
FullnameRoberto Antonio Urrutia Herdez
NicknameTony
BornDecember 7, 1957
Cuba
DiedDecember 2, 2024 (aged 66)
United States
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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
- 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
- In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Urrutia and the second or maternal family name is Herdez.
