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.
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| Other names | Big Alex[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Curling club | Hamilton & Thornyhill CC[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Member Association |  Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship appearances | 4 (1964, 1972, 1973, 1975) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 edit
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Events |
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| 1963–64 | Alex F. Torrance | Alex A. Torrance | Robert Kirkland | Jimmy Waddell | SMCC 1964  WCC 1964 
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| 1964–65 | Alex F. Torrance | Alex A. Torrance | Robert Kirkland | Jimmy Waddell | EInt. 1965
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| 1966–67 | Alex F. Torrance | Alex A. Torrance | Robert Kirkland | Jimmy Waddell | EInt. 1967
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| 1967–68 | Alex F. Torrance | Alex A. Torrance | Robert Kirkland | Jimmy Waddell | EInt. 1968
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| 1971–72 | Alex F. Torrance | Alex A. Torrance | Robert Kirkland | Jimmy Waddell | SMCC 1972 WCC 1972 (4th) |
| 1972–73 | Alex F. Torrance | Alex A. Torrance | Tom McGregor | Willie Kerr | SMCC 1973 WCC 1973 (4th) |
| 1974–75 | Alex F. Torrance | Alex A. Torrance | Tom McGregor | Willie Kerr | SMCC 1975 WCC 1975 (5th) |
References edit
- ^ The Curling Image Project (Week 8) - Curling History (look at "CIP-53")
- ^ Hamilton & Thornyhill Curling Club
- ^ a b c "Personnel of visiting Scotch Cup rinks". Calgary Herald. 12 March 1964. p. 60. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ Alex A. Torrance on the World Curling database
- ^ "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
External links edit
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