Adan Torres Explained

Adán Torres
Nationality:	Argentine
Sport:	Middle-distance running
Event:	800 metres
Birth Date:	11 September 1923

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]}

Notes and References

1. Adán Torres Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418074000/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/to/adan-torres-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 13 October 2017.
2. News: 1951-03-02 . U.S. Runners Score First Pan-Am Grand Slam . 2024-03-13 . The Times . 14.
3. Web site: Adan Torres . 2024-03-13 . Athletics Podium . en.
4. Web site: Adán Torres . 22 January 2021 . Olympedia.
5. Web site: Figuras de Sudamerica En los bravos 800. es. 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".. 24. 12 November 1959.