Alex A. Torrance

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Alex A. Torrance
 
Other namesBig Alex [1]
Team
Curling clubHamilton & Thornyhill CC [2]
Curling career Curling pictogram.svg
Member AssociationFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
World Championship
appearances
4 (1964, 1972, 1973, 1975)
Medal record
Curling
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1964 Calgary
Scottish Men's Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1964 Edinburgh [3]
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1972
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1973
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1975

Alex A. "Big Alex" Torrance (born c. 1936) [3] is a Scottish curler. He is a 1964 World men's championship silver medallist [4] and four-time Scottish men's champion.

Contents

Torrance and the entirety of his 1964 Scottish champion rink were farmers from Hamilton. [3] Torrance is the cousin of his skip on that team, also named Alex. [5]

Teams

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadEvents
1963–64 Alex F. Torrance Alex A. Torrance Robert Kirkland Jimmy Waddell SMCC 1964 Gold medal icon.svg
WCC 1964 Silver medal icon.svg
1964–65Alex F. TorranceAlex A. TorranceRobert KirklandJimmy Waddell EInt. 1965 Gold medal icon.svg
1966–67Alex F. TorranceAlex A. TorranceRobert KirklandJimmy WaddellEInt. 1967 Gold medal icon.svg
1967–68Alex F. TorranceAlex A. TorranceRobert KirklandJimmy WaddellEInt. 1968 Gold medal icon.svg
1971–72Alex F. TorranceAlex A. TorranceRobert KirklandJimmy WaddellSMCC 1972 Gold medal icon.svg
WCC 1972 (4th)
1972–73Alex F. TorranceAlex A. Torrance Tom McGregor Willie Kerr SMCC 1973 Gold medal icon.svg
WCC 1973 (4th)
1974–75Alex F. TorranceAlex A. TorranceTom McGregorWillie KerrSMCC 1975 Gold medal icon.svg
WCC 1975 (5th)

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References

  1. The Curling Image Project (Week 8) - Curling History (look at "CIP-53")
  2. Hamilton & Thornyhill Curling Club
  3. 1 2 3 "Personnel of visiting Scotch Cup rinks". Calgary Herald. 12 March 1964. p. 60. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  4. Alex A. Torrance on the World Curling database OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  5. "Scots prove 'knockout' with cup fans". Calgary Herald. 18 March 1964. p. 49. Archived from the original on 10 August 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2021. Alex S., the skip, is 30; third Alex Torrance (a cousin) is 27