Adan Torres

Adán Torres (born September 11, 1923, date of death unknown) was an Argentine runner. He competed in the men's 800 metres at the 1948 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Adán Torres

Personal information
Nationality	Argentine
Born	(1923-09-11)11 September 1923
Sport
Sport	Middle-distance running
Event	800 metres
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Argentina South American Championships 1947 Rio de Janeiro 800 m 1952 Buenos Aires 4 × 400 m relay

In 1947, Torres set an Argentinian record of 1:53.7 to win the 800 m gold medal at the 1947 South American Championships in Athletics. His record was broken by Julio Ferreyra, who ran 1:53.6 at the 1951 Pan American 800 m.^[2] Torres won a silver medal in the 4 × 400 m at the 1952 South American Championships in Athletics.^[3]

At an unknown date before 1959, Torres committed suicide upon becoming disabled after being struck by a truck.^[4][5]

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Adán Torres Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
2. "U.S. Runners Score First Pan-Am Grand Slam". The Times. 2 March 1951. p. 14. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
3. "Adan Torres". Athletics Podium. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
4. "Adán Torres". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
5. "Figuras de Sudamerica En los bravos 800" (PDF) (in Spanish). 12 November 1959. p. 24. También, otro transandino, Adán Torres, con 1'53.7", y su compañero Julio Ferreira Lima, prematuramente fallecí, do y que había corrido en 1'53.6", sucediendo a Juan Carlos Anderson, que en 1934 registró 1'54.2", o a Antonio Pocovi, con el 1'54" que se clasificó 2.o en Santiago, en 1946, donde lo superó el buen brasileño Agenor da Silva con 1'53.8".