Armando Filiput

Armando Filiput

Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	19 December 1923 Ronchi dei Legionari, Italy
Died	30 March 1982 (aged 58) Ronchi dei Legionari, Italy
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	80 kg (180 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	400 metres hurdles
Club	Atalanta Brescia
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	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 championships

• 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

1. "La squadra nazionale" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
2. "MEDITERRANEAN GAMES". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
3. "ITALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 14 April 2012.

External links

• Armando Filiput at Sports Reference