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 (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
Mediterranean Games

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.

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Performance	Notes
1950	European Championships	Helsinki	1st	400 m hs	51"9
1950	European Championships	Helsinki	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]

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