Filippo Rigat

Biographical information

RolesNon-starter
SexMale
Full nameFelipe "Filippo"•Rigat Tortorici
Used nameFilippo•Rigat
Other namesFelipe Rigat
Born6 November 1937 in Camprodón, Gerona (ESP)
Died26 November 2024 (aged 87 years 20 days) in San Andrés de Llavaneras, Barcelona (ESP)
AffiliationsClub Esquí Supermolina, Alp (Girona)
NOC Spain

Biography

After his father founded the local ski club in Camprodón, Spain in 1934, Filippo Rigat continued with the family business and passion for winter sports. The Rigat family installed the first cable car at the La Molina ski resort and later opened a new hotel after the previous one was destroyed in a fire. Filippo was a keen Alpine skier and partcipated at the 1958 World Championships, where he earned a place on the Spanish Olympic team. He was scheduled to compete in the downhill, slalom, and giant slalom at the 1960 Squaw Valley Games but ultimately did not start.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1960 Winter Olympics Alpine Skiing (Skiing) ESP Filippo Rigat
Downhill, Men (Olympic) DNS
Giant Slalom, Men (Olympic) DNS
Slalom, Men (Olympic) DNS