Klara Milch
Appearance
Medal record | ||
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Women’s swimming | ||
Representing Austria (AUT) | ||
Olympic Games | ||
1912 Stockholm | 4×100 m freestyle |
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 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. Milch also participated in the 100 metre freestyle competition but was eliminated in the first round.
See also
References
- ^ Taylor, Paul (2004). Jews and the Olympic Games: The Clash Between Sport and Politics : with a Complete Review of Jewish Olympic Medallists. Sussex Academic Press. ISBN 9781903900871.
External links
Categories:
- 1891 births
- 1970 deaths
- Female freestyle swimmers
- Austrian female swimmers
- Olympic swimmers of Austria
- Swimmers at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for Austria
- Olympic bronze medalists in swimming
- Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- Austrian Jews
- Jewish swimmers
- Austrian swimming biography stubs
- Austrian Olympic medalist stubs