Austin A. Cassar-Torreggiani (23 July 1915 – 28 January 1978) was a Maltese sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres at the

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially branded as Berlin 1936, were an international multi-sport event held from 1 to 16 August 1936 in Berlin, then capital of Nazi Germany. Berlin won the bid to ...

. Cassar Torreggiani was born in Valletta and received his education at Stonyhurst College, UK and at St Edward's College, Malta. In 1936 Cassar Torreggiani joined Cassar Co Ltd who owned and managed St George's Flour Mills (Malta); by 1949 he had accumulated such knowledge and proficiency in this vital business area of the economy that he was elected president of the Malta Millers' Association, a position he held up to 1962. Cassar Torreggiani was also a director of the National Bank of Malta, and vice-chairman and joint managing director of Malta Bacon Co. Ltd. He was also involved in the textiles, property, and printing industries through directorships on the boards of Phoenix Textiles Industries Ltd., A.C.T. Property Co. Ltd., and St Paul's Press Ltd. He was elected president of the Federation of Malta Industries in 1967. During World War II, Cassar-Torreggiani served in the KOMR (King's Own Malta Regiment) and was awarded the Efficiency Decoration (ED). He was also honoured as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE), for public services in Malta.

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* 1915 births 1978 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics Maltese male sprinters Olympic athletes for Malta Sportspeople from Valletta Officers of the Order of the British Empire {{Malta-athletics-bio-stub