Armando Filiput

Armando Filiput

Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1923-12-19)19 December 1923 Ronchi dei Legionari, Italy
Died	30 March 1982(1982-03-30) (aged 58) Ronchi dei Legionari, Italy
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event	400 metres hurdles
Club	Atalanta Brescia
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	400 m: 48"2 (1950) 400 m hs: 51"6 (1950)
Medal record European Championships 1950 Brussels 400 m hs 1950 Brussels 4x400 m relay Mediterranean Games 1951 Alexandria 400 m hs 1955 Barcelona 400 m hs

Armando Filiput (19 December 1923 – 30 March 1982) was an Italian hurdler, European Champion in 1950. He was born and died in Ronchi dei Legionari.

Biography

Filiput has 22 caps in Italy national athletics team (from 1942 to 1945).^[1] In his career he participated in one edition of the Olympic Games and won the Italian Athletics Championships 7 times.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Performance	Notes
1950	European Championships	Helsinki	1st	400 m hs	51"9
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3'11"0
1951	Mediterranean Games	Alexandria	1st	400 m hs	53"8	[2]
1952	Olympic Games	Helsinki	6th	400 m hs	54"4
1955	Mediterranean Games	Barcelona	3rd	400 m hs	53"4	[2]

National titles

• 7 wins in 400 metres hurdles at the Italian Athletics Championships (1946, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954)^[3]

See also

• FIDAL Hall of Fame

References

External links

• Armando Filiput at World Athletics
• Armando Filiput at European Athletics
• Armando Filiput at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
• Armando Filiput at Olympics.com
• Armando Filiput at Olympedia