Marco Torrès (22 January 1888 – 15 January 1963), born in

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, was a French

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who competed in two Summer Olympic Games - the

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, where he finished seventh in the individual all-around competition and in the

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, where he placed 2nd in the all-around and helped his team to a bronze medal. He also had tremendous success at the

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, where he led his French team to victory in 1909. Marco Torres is officially recognized by both the

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(the official governing body of the sport of

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) and USAG (the official governing body of the sport of Artistic gymnastics within the USA) as both the 1909 and 1913 World All-Around Champion in the sport of Artistic gymnastics. Torres was one of the few pre-

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gymnasts who continued to compete (successfully) after the war.

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* 1888 births 1963 deaths French male artistic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts for France Gymnasts at the 1912 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for France Olympic bronze medalists for France Olympic medalists in gymnastics Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Sidi Bel Abbès Pieds-noirs French people of Spanish descent Sportspeople of Spanish descent 20th-century French sportsmen Emigrants from French Algeria to France {{France-Olympic-medalist-stub