Klara Milch
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| Born | May 24, 1891 Smyrna, Ottoman Empire | |||||||||||
| Died | July 13, 1970 (aged 79) Multan, Pakistan | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||
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Klara Milch (May 24, 1891 – July 13, 1970) was an Austrian freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. She was Jewish.[1] She was the first woman to represent Austria at the Olympics.[2]
She won the bronze medal in the 4×100 metre freestyle relay event, becoming the first Austrian woman to win an Olympic medal together with her teammates Margarete Adler, Josephine Sticker and Berta Zahourek.[3] Milch also participated in the 100 metre freestyle competition but was eliminated in the first round.[4]
