Klara Milch (May 24, 1891 – July 13, 1970) was an

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

n freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. She was Jewish. She was the first woman to represent Austria at the Olympics. She won the bronze medal in the 4×100 metre freestyle relay event, becoming the first

n woman to win an Olympic medal together with her teammates

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and

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. Milch also participated in the 100 metre freestyle competition but was eliminated in the first round.

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Klara Milch's profile at Sports Reference.com
1891 births 1970 deaths Austrian female freestyle 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 {{Austria-Olympic-medalist-stub

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