Alex A. Torrance

Alex A. Torrance
Curler
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Other namesBig Alex[1]
Team
Curling clubHamilton & Thornyhill CC[2]
Curling career
Member Association Scotland
World Championship
appearances		4 (1964, 1972, 1973, 1975)
Medal record
Curling
World Championships
Silver medal – second place1964 Calgary
Scottish Men's Championship
Gold medal – first place1964 Edinburgh[3]
Gold medal – first place1972
Gold medal – first place1973
Gold medal – first place1975

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.

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

Season Skip Third Second Lead Events
1963–64 Alex F. TorranceAlex A. TorranceRobert KirklandJimmy WaddellSMCC 1964 1st place, gold medalist(s)
WCC 1964 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
1964–65 Alex F. TorranceAlex A. TorranceRobert KirklandJimmy WaddellEInt. 1965 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1966–67 Alex F. TorranceAlex A. TorranceRobert KirklandJimmy WaddellEInt. 1967 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1967–68 Alex F. TorranceAlex A. TorranceRobert KirklandJimmy WaddellEInt. 1968 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1971–72 Alex F. TorranceAlex A. TorranceRobert KirklandJimmy WaddellSMCC 1972 1st place, gold medalist(s)
WCC 1972 (4th)
1972–73 Alex F. TorranceAlex A. TorranceTom McGregorWillie KerrSMCC 1973 1st place, gold medalist(s)
WCC 1973 (4th)
1974–75 Alex F. TorranceAlex A. TorranceTom McGregorWillie KerrSMCC 1975 1st place, gold medalist(s)
WCC 1975 (5th)

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 at World Curling
  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


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