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Nationality | Argentine | |||||||||||||||||
Born | 11 September 1923 | |||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Middle-distance running | |||||||||||||||||
Event | 800 metres | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
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]
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".