Teresa Ciepły

Teresa Barbara Ciepły (née Wieczorek; 19 October 1937 – 8 March 2006) was a Polish sprinter and hurdler who competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

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[1]
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 × 100 m relay 1962 Belgrade 100 m

Biography

At the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, she represented Poland and won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 metre relay. Shortly after the 1960 Olympics she married Olgierd Ciepły, an Olympic hammer thrower. 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).^[1]

Ciepły finished second behind Pat Jones in the 80 metres hurdles event at the British 1965 WAAA Championships.^[2][3][4]

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.^[1]