Jan Ciepiela (born 21 January 1989 in

Świętochłowice Świętochłowice (; german: Schwientochlowitz; szl, Świyntochłowice) is a town in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. It is also the central district of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union metropolis, with a population of 2 million, a ...

) is a retired

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sprinter who specialised in the

400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics (sport), athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor runn ...

. He represented his country at the 2009 World Championships finishing fifth in the

4 × 400 metres relay The 4 × 400 metres relay or long relay is an athletics track event in which teams consist of four runners who each complete 400 metres or one lap. It is traditionally the final event of a track meet. At top class events, th ...

. In addition he won two medals at the 2009 European U23 Championships.

International competitions

¹Disqualified in the final

Personal bests

Outdoor *

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...

– 21.45 (+0.7 m/s, Sosnowiec 2014) *

– 45.81 (Kaunas 2009) Indoor *

– 21.60 (Spała 2014) *

– 46.72 (Turin 2009)

References

1989 births Living people Polish male sprinters Sportspeople from Świętochłowice 20th-century Polish people 21st-century Polish sportsmen Athletes from Silesian Voivodeship {{Poland-athletics-bio-stub