Theresia Kiesl (born 26 October 1963, in Sarleinsbach) is a retired

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

n middle-distance runner who specialized in the

1500 metres The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletic ...

. She was implicated in a 2006 doping scandal which also involved Stefan Matschiner, a friend of her husband; doping was confiscated in her home in 2007.

Achievements

Personal bests

800 metres The 800 metres, or meters ( US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of an outdoor (400-metre) track and has been an Olympic event since the ...

- 2:00.75 min (1993) *

- 4:03.02 min (1996) - Austrian recordAustrian national records, outdoor
*

3000 metres The 3000 metres or 3000-metre run is a track running event, also commonly known as the "3K" or "3K run", where 7.5 laps are run around an outdoor 400 m track, or 15 laps around a 200 m indoor track. It is debated whether the 3000m shoul ...

- 8:55.56 min (1993) - Austrian record

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* 1963 births Living people Austrian female middle-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Austria Olympic bronze medalists for Austria Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) People from Rohrbach District Sportspeople from Upper Austria {{Austria-athletics-bio-stub