Horatio Torromé
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Horatio Tertuliano Torromé, also credited as Henri Torromé, (1861 – 16 September 1920) was a British
British Empire
The British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom. It originated with the overseas colonies and trading posts established by England in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. At its height, it was the...

 figure skater who also competed for Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

. He was born in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...

, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

 and died in Willesden
Willesden
Willesden is an area in North West London which forms part of the London Borough of Brent. It is situated 5 miles north west of Charing Cross...

, Greater London
Greater London
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.

He represented Argentina at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Argentina at the 1908 Summer Olympics
One athlete from Argentina competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England.It was the second appearance of the nation, as another Argentinian athlete had previously competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics.-Figure skating:...

, 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
Figure skating at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's individual
Sweden's Ulrich Salchow, who had won several World Figure Skating Championships, easily won the gold medal after his main rival, Russia's Nikolai Panin, withdrew in protest over what he considered unfair judging.-Results:Referee: Herbert G. Fowler...

, placing last of the 7 skaters who finished competition.

Torromé also served as a judge for the pairs competition at the same Games.
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