Armando Filiput

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.

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 4 × 400 m relay Mediterranean Games 1951 Alexandria 400 m hs 1955 Barcelona 400 m hs

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