Teresa Ciepły, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Teresa Ciepły

Polish sprinter and hurdler

Date of Birth: 19-Oct-1937

Place of Birth: Brodnia Górna, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 08-Mar-2006

Profession: sprinter, athletics competitor

Nationality: Poland

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Teresa Barbara Cieply (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 Cieply 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 Cieply, an Olympic hammer thrower.
In retirement Cieply worked as a clerk and an athletics coach in Bydgoszcz.
After her death, a secondary school there was named in her honor.