Alternative names Henri Torrome Role Olympic athlete | Name Horatio Torrome | |
Full name Horatio Tertuliano Torrome Country represented Argentina
United Kingdom Born 1861 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Skating club Prince's Skating Club, GBR Died 1920, Willesden, London, United Kingdom | ||
Horatio Tertuliano Torrome, also credited as Henri Torrome, (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. He scored 228.9 points in the men's individual competition, placing last of the 7 skaters who finished competition.
Torrome also served as a judge for the pairs competition at the same Games.
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