Filippo Tortu

Filippo Tortu (born 15 June 1998) is an Italian sprinter. He was the first Italian to break the 10-second barrier and is the third fastest Italian in the 100 metres behind Marcell Jacobs and Chituru Ali. He ran the anchor leg in the 4 × 100 m relay of the Italian team that won a gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics. His leg was the fifth fastest anchor of all time.

He is coached by his father, Salvino Tortu, a former Sardinian sprinter who moved to Lombardy. Tortu also ran the anchor leg in the 4 × 100 relay final, coming from behind to pip the British team by one-hundredth of a second, running his leg with only 8.845 seconds and winning an unexpected historic gold.

In 2024, he competed at the Summer Olympics, this time competing in the 200 metres instead. He reached the semifinal round but did not qualify for the finals. He ran the anchor leg of the 4 × 100 relay to defend their title, but finished in 4th.

National records 100 metres: 9.99 (+0.2 m/s; Madrid, 22 June 2018) - former Italian record 4 × 100 m relay: 37.50 ( Tokyo, 6 August 2021), he ran final leg in the team with Lorenzo Patta, Marcell Jacobs, Eseosa Desalu

Achievements

Personal bests Outdoor 100 metres: 9.99 (+0.2 m/s; Madrid, 22 June 2018) Fastest 100 metre anchor leg: 8.845 ( Tokyo, 5 August 2021) 200 metres: 20.10 (+0.3 m/s; Eugene, 19 July 2022) Indoor 60 metres: 6.58 ( Ancona, 20 January 2019)

National titles Italian Athletics Championships 100 metres: 2016 200 metres: 2023 Italian Athletics Indoor Championships 60 metres: 2020