Filippo Dezza
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| National team | Italy: 1 caps (2026-) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 August 2005 | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Sprint | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Bergamo Stars Atletica | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Alberto Barbera | ||||||||||||||
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Filippo Dezza (born 16 August 2005) is an Italian sprinter. He won the Italian Athletics Championships in 2026 over 200 metres and was a finalist over that distance at the 2026 European Athletics Championships.[1]
Career
[edit]From Brembate di Sopra in the Province of Bergamo, Dezza is a former footballer and employee of Brembo. Following a motorcycle accident in October 2023 in which he broke both wrists and caused him to lose his job with the company, he started university in Dalmine and started in athletics at the CUS in Dalmine.[2][3]
A member of Bergamo Stars Atletica, he represented Italy at the 2025 European Athletics U23 Championships. He became the 200 metres Italian champion ahead of Fausto Desalu as he won the Italian Athletics Championships in July 2026 with a personal best of 20.48 seconds.[2][3] Dazza was a finalist over 200 metres at the 2026 European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, England in August 2026. He ran the fastest time in the men’s first round with a time of 20.60 seconds.[4][5][6] He placed seventh in the final with a wind-assisted 20.58 seconds (+2.5).[7]
Personal life
[edit]He competed with his hair shaved through the middle and the sides to create an 'X' at the 2026 European Championships, having had his head shaved by Italian teammate Gianmarco Tamberi.[8]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Filippo Dezza". World Athletics. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
- 1 2 "Filippo Dezza: "I quit football and found my calling in athletics."". ecodibergamo.it. 10 August 2026. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
- 1 2 "Filippo Dezza wins in Birmingham with help from Tamberi". maltasport.mt. 13 August 2026. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
- ↑ Nottingham, Juliet (13 August 2026). "2026 European Athletics Championships: Filippo Dezza and Joshua Hartmann into men's 200m semi-finals". Olympics.com. Retrieved 13 August 2026.
- ↑ "Delvis Santos in the 200-meter final at the European Championships: "My mother always tells me..."". Ojogo.pt. 13 August 2026. Retrieved 13 August 2026.
- ↑ "2026 European Athletics Championships: Zharnel Hughes chases 200m title as Mumenthaler and Ansah advance to final". Olympics.com. 13 August 2026. Retrieved 13 August 2026.
- ↑ "HUGHES BATTLES TO SILVER AS ANSAH SPEEDS TO THE EUROPEAN 200M TITLE". Athletics Weekly. 14 August 2026.
- ↑ "Filippo Dezza reveals reason behind haircut that was the talk of the European Athletics Championships - 'It brings me luck'". TNT Sports. 13 August 2026. Retrieved 13 August 2026.
External links
[edit]- Filippo Dezza at World Athletics
- Filippo Dezza at European Athletics
- Filippo Dezza at Tilastopaja (registration required)
- Filippo Dezza at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
