Teresa Barbara Ciepły (''née'' Wieczorek; 19 October 1937 – 8 March 2006) was a Polish sprinter and hurdler who competed at the

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Biography

At the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, she represented Poland and won a bronze

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in the 4 × 100 metre

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. Shortly after the 1960 Olympics she married Olgierd Ciepły, an Olympic

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er. Two years later she won gold medals in the 4 × 100 m relay (in European record time of 44.5

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s) 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). Ciepły finished second behind Pat Jones in the 80 metres hurdles event at the British 1965 WAAA Championships. In retirement Ciepły worked as a clerk and an athletics coach in

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. After her death, a secondary school there was named in her honor.

References

External links

Teresa Ciepły at http://www.sporting-heroes.net

A full listing of the women's medals won at the 1962 European Championship

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