Roberto Urrutia
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Roberto "Tony" Urrutia was an Olympic weightlifter, born 1957 in Cuba. He later defected to, and competed for, the United States.
[edit] Weightlifting achievements
- Senior World Champion (1977-1979)
- Olympic team member (Cuban Team 1976; U.S.A. Team 1988 and 1992)
- Pan Am Games Champion (1975 and 1979)
- Silver 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