Gwen Torrence (born June 12, 1965) is a retired American sprinter and Olympic gold medalist. She was born in Decatur, GA. She attended Columbia High School and the University of Georgia.
Torrence won medals at the Summer Olympics, Outdoor & Indoor World Championships, Pan American Games, Goodwill Games, and World University Games.
In 1988, Torrence achieved a tie with Evelyn Ashford in the 55 m race at the U.S. national indoor championships. She also had many battles both on the track and in the press with Florence Griffith Joyner.
In the 200 m at the 1995 World Championships, she was disqualified for stepping out of her lane after finishing first. This left her idol, Merlene Ottey, to be promoted to first place.
After retiring from athletics, Torrence became a hairdresser. She lives with her husband Jody Smith and her children, a son named Manley and a daughter named E’mon.
[edit] Major Achievements
- 1985
- 1986
- 1987
- Pan American Games - Indianapolis, United States
- 200 m gold medal
- 4 x 100 m. relay gold medal
- World University Games - Zagreb, Yugoslavia
- 100 m gold medal
- 200 m gold medal
- 1988
- 1989
- 1991
- World Championships - Tokyo, Japan
- 100 m silver medal
- 200 m silver medal
- National Championships
- 100 m silver medal
- 200 m silver medal
- National Indoor Championships
- 1992
- 1993
- World Championships - Stuttgart, Germany
- 100 m bronze medal
- 200 m silver medal
- 4 x 100 m relay silver medal
- 4 x 400 m relay gold medal
- National Championships
- 100 m silver medal
- 200 m gold medal
- 1994
- 1995
- 1996
- 1996 Summer Olympics - Atlanta, United States
- 100 m bronze medal
- 4 x 100 m relay gold medal
- National Indoor Championships
- 60 m gold medal
- 200 m gold medal
- 1997
- National Indoor Championships
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- 1928: Canada (Rosenfeld, Smith, Bell, Cook)
- 1932: United States (Carew, Furtsch, Rogers, von Bremen)
- 1936: United States (Bland, Rogers, Robinson, Stephens)
- 1948: Netherlands (Stad-de Jong, Witziers-Timmer, van der Kade-Koudijs, Blankers-Koen)
- 1952: United States (Faggs, Jones, Moreau, Hardy)
- 1956: Australia (Strickland de la Hunty, Croker, Mellor, Cuthbert)
- 1960: United States (Hudson, Williams, Jones, Rudolph)
- 1964: Poland (Ciepły, Szewińska, Górecka, Kłobukowska)
- 1968: United States (Ferrell, Bailes, Netter, Tyus)
- 1972: West Germany (Krause, Mickler, Richter, Rosendahl)
- 1976: East Germany (Göhr, Stecher, Bodendorf, Wöckel)
- 1980: East Germany (Müller, Wöckel, Auerswald, Göhr)
- 1984: United States (Brown, Bolden, Cheeseborough, Ashford)
- 1988: United States (Brown, Echols, Griffith-Joyner, Ashford)
- 1992: United States (Ashford, Jones, Guidry, Torrence, Finn)
- 1996: United States (Devers, Miller, Gaines, Torrence, Guidry)
- 2000: Bahamas (Fynes, Sturrup, Davis-Thompson, Ferguson, Lewis)
- 2004: Jamaica (Lawrence, Simpson, Bailey, Campbell, McDonald)
- 2008: Russia (Polyakova, Fedoriva, Gushchina, Chermoshanskaya)
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Torrence, Gwen |
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Athletics (sport) competitor |
| Date of birth |
June 12, 1965 |
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United States
Le Jingyi
Merlene Ottey
Marie-José Pérec
Mary Onyali
