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Nationality | Puerto Rican |
Born | 3 February 1952 |
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Sport | Alpine skiing |
Jorge Torruellas (born 3 February 1952) is a Puerto Rican alpine skier. He competed in the men's slalom at the 1988 Winter Olympics. [1] He also competed in the men's moguls in the 1992 Winter Olympics. [1]
Juan Rafael Torruella del Valle Sr. was a Puerto Rican jurist. He served as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit from 1984 until his death, and as chief judge of that court from 1994 to 2001. He was the first Hispanic to serve on the First Circuit, which includes Puerto Rico.
Jordi "Chiqui" Sans Juan is a former water polo player from Spain, who was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Four years earlier, when his home town of Barcelona hosted the Games, he was on the side that captured the silver medal.
Manfred Schmid is an Austrian former luger who competed from the mid-1960s to the late 1970s. Competing in four Winter Olympics, he won two medals at Grenoble in 1968 with a gold in the men's singles event and a silver in the men's doubles event.
Jorge Oscar Racca is an Argentine-Italian retired male professional basketball player. At 6'6" and 218 lbs., he played at the shooting guard and small forward positions. Nicknamed "Pampa" during his career, Racca was a member of Argentina's national basketball team at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Jorge Antonio García Rodríguez is a Cuban sprint canoer who competed in the late 2000s. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he was eliminated in the semifinals of both the K-1 500 m and the K-1 1000 m events. At the 2012 Summer Olympics he competed in the K-1 1000 m, winning the B-final. At the 2016 Olympics, he competed with Reinier Torres in the men's K-2 1000 m.
Jorge Mandrú is an alpine skier from Chile. He competed for Chile at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Mandrú was Chile's flag bearer during the 2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony.
Jorge L. Bonnet is a Puerto Rican judoka and bobsledder who competed at five Olympic Games. He competed in judo at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics, and in bobsleigh at the 1992, 1994, and 1998 Winter Olympics.
Jorge Ivayr Rodrigues da Fonseca is a Santomean-born Portuguese judoka who competes for both Portugal and Sporting Clube de Portugal. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's 100 kg event, in which he was eliminated in the second round by Lukáš Krpálek. He won the gold medal at the 2019 World Judo Championships in Tokyo and in the 2021 World Judo Championships in Budapest. He won the bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Jorge Abelardo Eiras is an Argentine alpine skier. He competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics and the 1964 Winter Olympics.
Jorge "Boto" Rodríguez Girona is a Spanish alpine skier. He competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics and the 1968 Winter Olympics.
Jorge Birkner is an Argentine alpine skier. He competed at the 1984 Winter Olympics and the 1988 Winter Olympics. He is the brother of Magdalena Birkner, Carolina Birkner, and Ignacio Birkner.
Jorge Carlos Eiras is an Argentine alpine skier. He competed in the men's slalom at the 1988 Winter Olympics.
Jorge Cardiel was a Mexican basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1952 Summer Olympics.
Jorge Gudiño was a Mexican basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Jorge Leonardo Vargas Kerrigan is a Peruvian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Jorge José Ruiz Aguilar was a Mexican footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Jorge Osmar Guarnelli, sometimes known as just Osmar, is a Brazilian footballer who played as a defender. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Jorge Hurtarte is a Guatemalan former footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Jorge López Malo is a Mexican former footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Jorge Roura is a Spanish luger. He competed in the men's singles event at the 1968 Winter Olympics.