Alex A. Torrance

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Not to be confused with footballer Sandy Torrance, or another Scottish curler (his cousin) Alex F. Torrance..
Alex A. Torrance
Curler
 ♂
Other namesBig Alex[1]
Team
Curling clubHamilton & Thornyhill CC[2]
Career
Member Association Scotland
World Championship
appearances		4 (1964, 1972, 1973, 1975)
Medal record
Curling
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1964 Calgary
Scottish Men's Championship
Gold medal – first place 1964 Edinburgh[3]
Gold medal – first place 1972
Gold medal – first place 1973
Gold medal – first place 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 Scottisn 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. Torrance Alex A. Torrance Robert Kirkland Jimmy Waddell SMCC 1964 1st place, gold medalist(s)
WCC 1964 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
1964–65 Alex F. Torrance Alex A. Torrance Robert Kirkland Jimmy Waddell EInt. 1965 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1966–67 Alex F. Torrance Alex A. Torrance Robert Kirkland Jimmy Waddell EInt. 1967 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1967–68 Alex F. Torrance Alex A. Torrance Robert Kirkland Jimmy Waddell EInt. 1968 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1971–72 Alex F. Torrance Alex A. Torrance Robert Kirkland Jimmy Waddell SMCC 1972 1st place, gold medalist(s)
WCC 1972 (4th)
1972–73 Alex F. Torrance Alex A. Torrance SMCC 1973 1st place, gold medalist(s)
WCC 1973 (4th)
1974–75 Alex F. Torrance Alex A. Torrance Tom McGregor Willie Kerr SMCC 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. ^ a b c "Personnel of visiting Scotch Cup rinks". Calgary Herald. March 12, 1964. p. 60. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  4. ^ Alex A. Torrance on the World Curling Federation database Edit this at Wikidata
  5. ^ "Scots prove 'knockout' with cup fans". Calgary Herald. March 18, 1964. p. 49. Retrieved April 2, 2021. Alex S., the skip, is 30; third Alex Torrance (a cousin) is 27

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