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Armando Filiput (19 December 1923 – 30 March 1982) was an Italian
hurdler Hurdling is the act of jumping over an obstacle at a high speed or in a sprint. In the early 19th century, hurdlers ran at and jumped over each hurdle (sometimes known as 'burgles'), landing on both feet and checking their forward motion. Today ...
,
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in 1950. He was born and died in
Ronchi dei Legionari Ronchi dei Legionari ( Bisiacco: ; , , ) is a (municipality) in the regional decentralization entity of Gorizia in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, northeast Italy, about southwest of Gorizia and northwest of Trieste. It is the location of Trieste – ...
.


Biography

Filiput has 22 caps in
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(from 1942 to 1945). In his career he participated in one edition of the
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and won the
Italian Athletics Championships The Italian Athletics Championships () are the national championships in Athletics (sport), athletics, organised every year by the Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera. The first edition, four races only, was held in 1906 at Arena Civica in ...
7 times.


Achievements


National titles

*7 wins in
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at the
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(1946, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954)


See also

*
FIDAL Hall of Fame The IAAF Hall of Fame is a hall of fame which was established by the Italian Athletics Federation (, FIDAL) in 2012. The FIDAL Hall of Fame includes Italian athletes who have excelled in the history of athletics and who meet certain criteria. Cri ...


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Filiput, Armando 1923 births 1982 deaths Italian male hurdlers Olympic athletes for Italy Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics European Athletics Championships medalists Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Italy Athletes (track and field) at the 1951 Mediterranean Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1955 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Sportspeople from the Province of Gorizia Athletes from Friuli-Venezia Giulia Italian Athletics Championships winners 20th-century Italian sportsmen