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She was born on March 25, 1965 in Candelaria, Valle del Cauca, Colombia.

She grew up in a large family together with her parents and 4 siblings.

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• She played in the streets of his neighborhood and his neighbor Daniel Balanta suggested that he practice athletics.
• At age 13 he earned his first athletic triumph.
• In her childhood and adolescence, she had to improvise tasks to help support her family and herself.

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• In 1989 she began weightlifting, a sport in which he won 24 world titles.

• She was declared athlete of the year in Colombia, South America and Latin America.

• She was a congressman and fought to give an important space to people with limited resources (athletes and of color).

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After her retirement from sports, she graduated in Physical Education and Sports  from the Adventist University of Medellín.

She is also a specialist in Human and Women's Rights.

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''Sport gave me the bliss and fortune of being what I am''. María Isabel Urrutia.

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Urrutia became a public figure for Colombia, and has been recognized with many tributes:

Such is the case of the Coliseum of Combat built in the neighborhood in which she grew up, baptized with the name of "María Isabel Urrutia".