Horatio Torromé
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Full name | Horatio Tertuliano Torromé |
Alternative names | Henri Torromé |
Country represented | Argentina United Kingdom |
Born | 1861 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Died | 16 September 1920 (aged 58–59) Willesden, Greater London |
Skating club | Prince's Skating Club, GBR |
Horatio Tertuliano Torromé, also credited as Henri Torromé, (1861 – 16 September 1920) was a British figure skater who also competed for Argentina. He was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and died in Willesden, Greater London.
He represented Argentina at the 1908 Summer Olympics, where he was the only competitor for that country. He had nearly competed for the British team instead, having been selected to the UK team.[1] He scored 228.9 points in the men's individual competition, placing last of the 7 skaters who finished competition.
Torromé also served as a judge for the pairs competition at the same Games.[2]
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