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Jorge Torres was born on 22 August, 1980 in Chicago, Illinois, is an American long-distance and cross-country runner (b.1980). Discover Jorge Torres's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 43 years old?

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Age 43 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 22 August, 1980
Birthday 22 August
Birthplace Chicago, Illinois
Nationality American

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Jorge Torres Height, Weight & Measurements

At 43 years old, Jorge Torres height is 5 ft and Weight 123 lb.

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Height 5 ft
Weight 123 lb
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He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.

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Jorge Torres Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Jorge Torres worth at the age of 43 years old? Jorge Torres’s income source is mostly from being a successful runner. He is from American. We have estimated Jorge Torres's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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1980

Jorge Torres (born August 22, 1980 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American long-distance and cross-country runner.

1998

He won the cross-country race at the 1998 Foot Locker National Championships in Orlando, Florida, and added three more titles in his category from numerous state high school tournaments.

Jorge is one of only two boys ever to run in four Foot Locker Cross Country Championships.

2002

Four years later, Torres captured his first ever national title at the 2002 NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship in Terre Haute, Indiana, with a course record time of 29:04.70.

2003

Torres graduated from University of Colorado in the spring of 2003.

By the summer of 2003, Torres placed third in the 5,000 meters at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, and followed it with a fifteenth-place finish at the IAAF World Championships in Paris, France, clocking at 13:43.37.

2004

Although he missed out the U.S. Olympic team in 2004, Torres continued to build success and more importantly, improved his best possible marks in the long-distance and cross-country running.

2005

He is a three-time runner-up at the U.S. Cross-Country Championships (2005, 2006, and 2008), a 2002 NCAA Cross Country Champion, and a 2006 U.S. Outdoor Champion for the 10,000 meters.

Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois by Mexican immigrants, Torres began running with his twin brother Eduardo at the age of eleven.

He highlighted his 2005 track campaign by posting a personal best time of 13:20.57 in the 5,000 meters at the Payton Jordan U.S. Open in Palo Alto, California.

He also enjoyed a strong cross-country season by winning a silver medal in the men's 12 km race at the U.S. national championships, and by placing fourth in the 4 km race.

2006

Torres found a new success in long-distance running by winning the 10,000 meters at the 2006 AT&T USA Outdoor Championships in Indianapolis, Indiana, with a personal best time of 28:14.43, four seconds ahead of runner-up and Olympic silver medalist Meb Keflezighi (28:18.74).

2007

On April 29, 2007, Torres extended his personal best to 27:42.91, when he finished fifth in the same distance at the Cardinal Invitational in Palo Alto.

The following year, Torres and his twin brother Eduardo competed against each other at the USA Track & Field Cross Country Championships in Mission Bay, San Diego, California.

He finished the men's race in second place by twenty-six seconds behind winner Dathan Ritzenhein, with a time of 35 minutes and 31 seconds.

His brother Eduardo, on the other hand, placed ninth, at approximately 36 minutes.

2008

Torres qualified for the 2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Edinburgh, Scotland, where he placed nineteenth in the men's race, with a time of 36:03.

Torres earned a spot on the U.S. team for his first Olympics, by placing third in the 10,000 meters at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon, with a time of 27:46.33.

Eduardo also qualified for the same distance as his twin brother, but finished the race abruptly in eleventh place.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Torres competed as a member of U.S. track and field team in the men's 10,000 meters, along with his teammates Abdi Abdirahman and Galen Rupp.

He finished the race in twenty-fifth place by four hundredths of a second (0.04) ahead of India's Surendra Kumar Singh, with a time of 28:13.93.

A year after the Olympics, Torres began his transition of becoming a marathon runner.

He ran his first half-marathon at the Great North Run in London, with an impressive time of 1:02:42.

2009

Few weeks later, Torres made his official debut in a full distance, and set a personal best time of 2:13:00 at the 2009 New York Marathon, finishing in seventh place.

In 2022, Torres was selected to be the team captain for the Midwest team at the 2022 Champs Sports Cross Country National Championships (Previously the Eastbay Cross Country Championships, and prior to that it was the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships).

While he did not run, the Midwest team won the meet with 18 points, 43 points ahead of the second team, Northwest.