Filippo Tortu

Filippo Tortu (born 15 June 1998) is an Italian sprinter,[2] national record holder of 100 meters with the time of 9.99 and the first ever Italian to dip below 10 seconds for the distance. He won the gold medal in 100 metres at the 2017 European U20 Championships and the silver medal at the 2016 World U20 Championships. He is coached by his father, Salvino Tortu, a former Sardinian sprinter who emigrated to Lombardy.[1] His older brother, Giacomo, is also a sprinter.

Filippo Tortu
Personal information
Born (1998-06-15) 15 June 1998
Milan, Italy[1]
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly
SportAthletics
Event(s)100 m, 200 m
ClubG.S. Fiamme Gialle
Coached bySalvino Tortu
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 100 m: 9.97 NR (2019)
  • 200 m: 20.34 (2017)
Medal record
Mediterranean Games
2018 Tarragona4×100 m relay
World U20 Championships
2016 Bydgoszcz 100 m
European U20 Championships
2017 Grosseto 100 m
2017 Grosseto 4×100 m relay

Biography

Born in Milan but with Sardinian origins (his father, Salvino Tortu, was a Sardinian runner too), he began to play sports at the age of eight years, dividing his time between track and field and basketball.

In 2010 and 2011 he won the title of fastest runner in Milan while competing in the categories prima media and seconda media. He then started to dedicate himself entirely to track and field, coached by his father. In 2013 he won the 80 meters in the Italian championships in Jesolo (category cadetto) with a time of 9.09.

He finished third at the 2014 trials for the European Youth Olympic Games although he did not qualify. He did however qualify for the 200 meters, but in the preliminary race for the Youth Olympics he fell at the finish line; he broke both arms and as a result was not able to compete in the finals. In 2015 he broke the Italian youth record in the 100 meters with a time of 10.33, as well as in the 200 meters with a time of 20.92.

In 2016 he broke the Italian junior record of 100 meters in Savona, twice obtaining a time of 10.24; this record had been unbeaten for 34 years, and was held by Pierfrancesco Pavoni who ran the distance in 10.25 at the 1982 European Championships. A month later, he landed his first Italian title in Rieti, winning the final of 100 meters in 10.32. He took part in the European Championships in Amsterdam, where he qualified for the semifinals by winning with a time of 10.19, which was a new Italian junior record. He failed, however, to reach the final by 0.03 seconds. He also ran the final leg of 4×100 relay, landing a 5th place. He participated at the World U20 Championships in Bydgoszcz, where he won the silver medal in 100 meters with 10.24, behind the American Noah Lyles (10.17). In the same championship he participated in the 4×100 relay where they finished 7th.

National records

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTimeNotes
2014 Youth Olympic Games Nanjing Final 200 metres DNS [5]
2016 European Championships Amsterdam 9th (sf) 100 metres 10.19
5th 4×100 m relay 38.69
World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz 2nd 100 metres 10.24
7th 4×100 m relay 40.02
2017 IAAF World Relays Nassau Heat 4×100 m relay DQ R170.7
European U20 Championships Grosseto 1st 100 metres 10.73 (–4.3)
2nd 4×100 m relay 39.50
World Championships London 17th (sf) 200 metres 20.62 w
2018 Mediterranean Games Tarragona 1st 4×100 m relay 38.49
European Championships Berlin 5th 100 metres 10.08
— 4×100 m relay DQ R170.7
2019 World Championships Doha 7th 100 m 10.07 SB

Personal bests
Outdoor
Indoor

National titles

See also

References
  1. FIDAL profile
  2. Filippo Tortu at World Athletics
  3. "SPRINT RECORDS FALL IN MADRID". iaaf.org. Retrieved 23 June 2018. ...the European junior champion clocked 9.99 to beat the long-standing Italian record of 10.01 set by Pietro Mennea back in 1979, 19 years before Tortu was born.
  4. "Doha: doppia 4x100 da record, azzurre in finale" (in Italian). fidal.it. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  5. 21.38 in semifinals
Awards
Preceded by
Gianluigi Buffon		 Italian Sportsman of the Year
2018		 Succeeded by
Roberto Mancini
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