Alex A. Torrance

{{short description|Scottish male curler}}

{{distinguish|text=footballer Sandy Torrance, or another Scottish curler (his cousin) Alex F. Torrance.}}

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{{Infobox curler

| name = Alex A. Torrance

| gender = M

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| other_names = Big Alex[https://curlinghistory.blogspot.com/2018/10/the-curling-image-project-week-8.html?m=1 The Curling Image Project (Week 8) - Curling History] (look at "CIP-53")

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| Curling club = Hamilton & Thornyhill CC[http://www.hamilton-thornyhill.co.uk/ Hamilton & Thornyhill Curling Club]

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| Member Association = {{SCO}}

| World Championship appearances = 4 ({{WMCC|1964}}, {{WMCC|1972}}, {{WMCC|1973}}, {{WMCC|1975}})

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| show-medals = yes

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{{MedalSport | Curling}}

{{MedalCompetition | {{WMCC||World Championships}}}}

{{MedalSilver | {{WMCC|1964|1964 Calgary}} | }}

{{MedalCompetition | Scottish Men's Championship}}

{{MedalGold | 1964 Edinburgh{{cite news|title=Personnel of visiting Scotch Cup rinks|date=March 12, 1964|page=60|newspaper=Calgary Herald|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74938275/calgary-herald/|accessdate=April 2, 2021}} | }}

{{MedalGold | 1972 | }}

{{MedalGold | 1973 | }}

{{MedalGold | 1975 | }}

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Alex A. "Big Alex" Torrance (born c. 1936) is a Scottish curler. He is a {{WMCC|1964|1964 World men's championship silver medallist}}{{worldcurling}} and four-time Scottish men's champion.

Torrance and the entirety of his 1964 Scottish champion rink were farmers from Hamilton. Torrance is the cousin of his skip on that team, also named Alex.{{cite news|title=Scots prove 'knockout' with cup fans|date=March 18, 1964|page=49|newspaper=Calgary Herald|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74943832/calgary-herald/|accessdate=April 2, 2021|quote=Alex S., the skip, is 30; third Alex Torrance (a cousin) is 27 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810131607/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74943832/calgary-herald/ |archivedate=2022-08-10}}