Alex F. Torrance

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Other namesWee Alex[1]
Curling clubHamilton & Thornyhill CC[2]
Member Association Scotland
World Championship
appearances4 (1964, 1972, 1973, 1975)
Alex F. Torrance
Curler
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Other namesWee 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 F. "Wee Alex" Torrance (born c. 1933)[3] is a Scottish curler and coach. He is a 1964 World men's championship silver medallist[4] and four-time Scottish men's champion.

In 1986–1987 he was president of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club (Scottish Curling Association).[5]

Torrance and the entirety of his 1964 Scottish champion rink were farmers from Hamilton.[3]

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)

Record as a coach of national teams

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