Teresa Sukniewicz

Teresa Sukniewicz

Personal information
Nationality	Polish
Born	(1948-11-10) 10 November 1948 (age 76) Warsaw, Poland
Height	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	80 metres hurdles
Club	Lotnika Warszawa

Teresa Sukniewicz Kleiber (born 10 November 1948) is a retired Polish hurdler who competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics. ^{[1] [2]}

Biography

Sukniewicz finished second behind Pat Pryce in the 80 metres hurdles event at the British 1968 WAAA Championships. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Later that year at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, she represented Poland in the women's 80 metres hurdles. ^[6]

She set three 100 m hurdles world records in 1969 and 1970. ^[7]

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Teresa Sukniewicz Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
2. "Teresa SUKNIEWICZ-KLEIBER | Profile". www.worldathletics.org. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
3. "World-Beater Vera" . Sunday Post. 21 July 1968. Retrieved 2 March 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
5. "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
6. "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
7. "World Record Progression of 100 Metres Hurdles". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 7 November 2023.