Gladymar Torres

Puerto Rican athlete

Gladymar Torres
Personal information
Nationality	Puerto Rico
Born	(2003-03-26) 26 March 2003 (age 21)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Sprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100m: 11.12 (Paris, 2024) NR

Gladymar Torres OLY^[1](born 26 March 2003) is a Puerto Rican sprinter. She is a national record holder and national champion over 100 metres. She competed at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics.^[2]

Career

She lowered her 100 metres personal best to 11.20 seconds at the Ibero American Athletics Championships in May 2024.^[3]

She was selected for the Paris Olympics in July 2024.^[4] She set a national record time of 11.12 seconds on 2 August 2024 to qualify for the semi finals of the 100 metres at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.^[5]

Personal life

She attended Ana G. Méndez University.^[6]

References

^ "Gladymar Torres, OLY". Retrieved August 8, 2024 – via Instagram.
^ "Gladymar Torres". World Athletics. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
^ "Gladymar Torres le rompe a Jasmine Camacho Quinn la marca nacional de 100 metros planos". primerahora.com. 12 May 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
^ "Gladymar Torres and Jerome Vega will go to the Olympics". periodicolaperla. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
^ "Gladymar Torres clasifica a semifinales de atletismo en París 2024". telemundopr.com. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
^ "Five athletes to watch at the LAI Games". metro.pr. 25 April 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.