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 The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca ...

. 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 The 1947 South American Championships in Athletics were held in Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the ...

. His record was broken by Julio Ferreyra, who ran 1:53.6 at the 1951 Pan American 800 m. Torres won a silver medal in the 4 × 400 m at the

1952 South American Championships in Athletics The 1952 South American Championships in Athletics were held in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, between 3 and 11 May. Medal summary Men's events Women's events * = after run-off, both athletes ran 25.5 in both races Medal table Ext ...

. At an unknown date before 1959, Torres committed

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upon becoming disabled after being struck by a truck.

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1923 births Year of death missing Argentine male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for Argentina Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics Suicides in Argentina Argentine disabled sportspeople {{Argentina-athletics-bio-stub