David Torrence (athlete)
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David Torrence (November 26, 1985 – August 28, 2017) was a Peruvian-American middle-distance runner and indoor American record holder in the 1000 meters (active). Born in
Running career
High school
Torrence ran cross country and track at Loyola High School in Los Angeles. During his junior year, he ran personal bests of 2:01 in the 800m, 4:35 in the 1600m, and 10:01 in the 3200m. He improved significantly during his senior year, improving in all three of those distances and winning state titles. By the end of his senior year, his personal bests had lowered to 1:58 in the 800m, 4:11 in the 1600m, and 9:05 in the 3200m. Also during his senior year, he led his team to a state and CIF cross country title in the fall while placing 3rd in the 1600m at the CIF California State Meet during the outdoor track season. By the end of the year, he ranked in the top ten in the state for both the 1600m and the 3200m.
Collegiate
In college, Torrence competed for the
Professional
Success came for Torrence shortly after leaving college. At the 2009 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, Torrence finished 17th in a time of 3:42.40.[8] He won the USA Road Mile championships at the Medtronic TC 1 Mile in 2009, and would go on to win it again twice more in the two years after.
2010 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, Torrence finished 4th in a tactical 1500 meters in a time of 3:51.80.[9]
At the 2011 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, Torrence finished 6th in the 1500 meters in a time of 3:48.31.[10][11]
In 2012, he won the
At the
Torrence had a record setting indoor season in 2014, setting the
At the
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) confirmed that the athlete David Torrence, an American, was enabled to compete defending Peru in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, accessing request for a change of nationality as the athlete had requested through the Committee Olympic Peruano – June 2, 2016.[22] Torrence qualified to the final in a national record in 13:23.20 at Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres.
Torrence set the Peru record in the mile run on June 1, 2017, when he won the event at the Massachusetts-based Adrian Martinez Classic in 3 minutes, 53.21 seconds. He broke the 1,500-meter record 17 days later when he ran 3:34.67 to finish eighth at the Stockholm Diamond League meet in Sweden.[23]
Death
Torrence was found dead in a swimming pool in Scottsdale, Arizona, on August 28, 2017, at the age of 31.[24] His death was ruled an accidental drowning.[25]
References
- ^ David Torrence Cal Bears profile – details on birthplace. Calbears.com (April 17, 2013). Retrieved on 2016-08-19.
- ^ David Torrence Team USA profile – details on birthplace. Teamusa.org. Retrieved on August 19, 2016.
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- ^ Boylan, Liam. (September 19, 2013) Throwback Thursday: David Torrence | Runner's World. Runnersworld.com. Retrieved on 2016-08-19.
- ^ "ATHLETE DAVID TORRENCE WILL REPRESENT PERU IN THE OLYMPIC GAMES RIO 2016". Retrieved June 3, 2016.
- ^ "Lima, Jun. 2. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) confirmed that the athlete David Torrence, an American, was enabled to compete defending Peru in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, accessing request for a change of nationality as the athlete had requested through the Committee Olympic Peruano (COP) and becomes the 25th athlete of the national delegation". Retrieved June 3, 2016.
- ^ David Torrence Bio - The University of California Official Athletic Site - CalBears.com | University of California Official Athletic Site. CalBears.com (April 17, 2013). Retrieved on 2016-08-19.
- ^ Events – 2009 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships Archived February 10, 2017, at the Wayback Machine. USATF. Retrieved on August 19, 2016.
- ^ Events – 2010 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships. USATF. Retrieved on August 19, 2016.
- ^ USA Championships – Flash Results, Inc. Flashresults.com. Retrieved on August 19, 2016.
- ^ David Torrence : Athletes. Bring Back the Mile. Retrieved on August 19, 2016.
- ^ US Olympic Trials. Usatf.org. Retrieved on August 19, 2016.
- ^ USA Track & Field – Results – Full Archived October 13, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. Usatf.org. Retrieved on August 19, 2016.
- ^ Eder, Larry. (May 6, 2014) Records Falling and David Torrence is Hungry, by Cait Chock. RunBlogRun. Retrieved on 2016-08-19.
- ^ 2014 USA Track & Field Championships – 6/25/2014 to 6/29/2014 Hornet Stadium – Sacramento, California Archived August 11, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. usatf.org
- ^ David Torrence Gets Sponsored By Hoka One One. LetsRun.com (June 21, 2016). Retrieved on 2016-08-19.
- ^ Men 5000 Meter Run SR. Flashresults.com. Retrieved on August 19, 2016.
- ^ Molly Huddle, David Torrence Win U.S. 5K Road Championship | Competitor.com. Running.competitor.com (September 20, 2015). Retrieved on 2016-08-19.
- USATF. July 6, 2008. Archived from the originalon December 20, 2019. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
- USATF. June 26, 2007. Archived from the originalon February 10, 2017. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
- USATF. June 26, 2006. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
- Competitor Group, Inc. Hoka One One. November 11, 2016. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
- Malibu Times. July 16, 2017. Archived from the originalon July 19, 2017. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
- ^ Holland, Catherine. "Olympic runner found dead in Scottsdale condo complex swimming pool". Archived from the original on August 29, 2017. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
- ^ "David Torrence, Olympic 5,000m finalist, found dead at age of 31". The Guardian. August 30, 2017. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
External links
- David Torrence at World Athletics
- David Torrence on Twitter