Armando Filiput

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| name = Armando Filiput

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| nationality = Italian

| sport = Athletics

| event = 400 metres hurdles

| club = Atalanta Brescia

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1923|12|19|df=y}}

| birth_place = Ronchi dei Legionari, Italy

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| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|1982|3|30|1923|12|19}}

| death_place = Ronchi dei Legionari, Italy

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| weight = {{convert|80|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}

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400 m: 48"2 (1950)
400 m hs: 51"6 (1950)

| country = {{flagicon|ITA}} Italy

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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).{{cite web|url=http://www.fidal.it/content/La-squadra-nazionale/25468|title=La squadra nazionale|publisher=fidal.it|language=it|accessdate=14 April 2012}} 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
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rowspan=2\|1950 \| rowspan=2 align=left\|European Championships \| rowspan=2 align=left\|{{flagicon\|FIN}} Helsinki \| bgcolor=gold\|1st \| 400 m hs \| 51"9
bgcolor=silver\|2nd \| 4 × 400 m relay \| 3'11"0
1951 \| align=left\|Mediterranean Games \| align=left\|{{flagicon\|EGY}} Alexandria \| bgcolor=gold\|1st \| 400 m hs \| 53"8	{{cite web\|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/mg.htm\|title=MEDITERRANEAN GAMES\|publisher=gbrathletics.com\|accessdate=14 April 2012}}
1952 \| align=left\|Olympic Games \| align=left\|{{flagicon\|FIN}} Helsinki \| 6th \| 400 m hs \| 54"4
1955 \| align=left\|Mediterranean Games \| align=left\|{{flagicon\|ESP}} Barcelona \| bgcolor=cc9966\|3rd \| 400 m hs \| 53"4

National titles

7 wins in 400 metres hurdles at the Italian Athletics Championships (1946, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954){{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/ita.htm|title=ITALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS|publisher=gbrathletics.com|accessdate=14 April 2012}}