Klara Milch (May 24, 1891 – July 13, 1970) was an
Austrian freestyle swimmer who competed in the
1912 Summer Olympics
The 1912 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad () and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 6 July and 22 July 1912. The opening ceremony was he ...
. 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
Austria
Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Aust ...
n 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
*
List of select Jewish swimmers
Klara Milch is buried in Muree, Pakistan, not Multan.
As told by her daughter Anna who taught school in Muree.
References
External links
Klara Milch's profile at Sports Reference.com*
1891 births
1970 deaths
Austrian female freestyle swimmers
Olympic swimmers for 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
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