Teresa Ciepły

Teresa Ciepły

Teresa Ciepły at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Born	19 October 1937 Brodnia, Poland
Died	March 8, 2006(2006-03-08) (aged 68) Bydgoszcz, Poland
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	100 m, 200 m, hurdles, high jump, long jump, pentathlon
Club	ŁKS Łódź Zawisza Bydgoszcz
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100 m – 11.5 (1962) 200 m – 24.7 (1960) 80 mH – 10.77 (1964) HJ – 1.50 m (1960) LJ – 6.22 m (1962) Pentathlon – 4420 (1960)
Medal record Representing Poland Olympic Games 1964 Tokyo 4×100 m relay 1964 Tokyo 80 m Hurdles 1960 Rome 4×100 m relay European Championships 1962 Belgrade 80 m hurdles 1962 Belgrade 4 x 100 m relay 1962 Belgrade 100 m

Teresa Barbara Ciepły (née Wieczorek; 19 October 1937 – 8 March 2006) was a Polish sprinter and hurdler. She was a bronze Olympic medalist in the 4×100 metre relay at the 1960 Summer Olympics. Two years later she won gold medals in the 4 × 100 m relay (in European record time of 44.5 seconds) and the 80 m hurdles, and a bronze medal in the 100 m sprint at the 1962 European Championships. The same year she was chosen as the Polish Sportspersonality of the year. At the 1964 Olympics she won a gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay, in a world record time of 43.6 seconds, and a silver in the 80 m hurdles. Nationally Ciepły won the Polish titles in the 80 m hurdles (1961–62, 1964–1965) and in the 100 m sprint (1960–1962).

Shortly after the 1960 Olympics she married Olgierd Ciepły, an Olympic hammer thrower. In retirement Ciepły worked as a clerk and an athletics coach in Bydgoszcz. After her death, a secondary school there was named in her honor.

External links

• Teresa Ciepły at http://www.sporting-heroes.net
• A full listing of the women's medals won at the 1962 European Championship
• Website about Teresa Ciepły (amateur) (en, pl)