The first time Calympian recently switched nationality from US to Peru.
Sport: Men's Track and Field (5000m Run)
Country: Peru
Birthday: November 26th, 1985 (age 30)
Hometown: Tarzana, California (Born in Okinawa, Japan)
Cal affiliation: California Golden Bears alum (Ethnic Studies ‘08)
Years at Cal: 2004 - 2008
Olympic appearances: 2016 Rio is David’s 1st Olympic games
As a distance runner, David Torrence has competed in 3 NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field National Championships (Indoor in 2007, Outdoor in 2007 and 2008) as well as making the NCAA Cross Country National Championships in 2004.