Margarete "Grete" Adler (13 February 1896 – 10 April 1990) was an Austrian

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, diver, and gymnastics teacher, 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 ...

and in the

1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad () and officially branded as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The opening ceremony was held on 5 July, but some competitions had al ...

. She was Jewish, and was born in Vienna. Adler 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

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

, Josephine Sticker and

Berta Zahourek Berta Zahourek-Blaha (January 3, 1896 – June 14, 1967) was an Austrian freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. She won the bronze medal in the 4×100 metre freestyle relay event, becoming the first Austrian woman to win ...

. At the age of 16 years and 152 days, she was the youngest female Austrian Summer Olympian to win a medal. She also participated in the 100 metre freestyle competition but was eliminated in the first round. Twelve years later, she was eliminated in the first round of the 10 metre platform diving event.

Olympian

At only 16, she competed in the

in three events, beginning with the 100 metre freestyle competition, where she finished 4th out of 6 in her heat and failed to qualify. Her heat was won by

Fanny Durack Sarah Frances "Fanny" Gately ( Durack; 27 October 1889 – 20 March 1956) was an Australian competition swimmer. From 1910 until 1918 she was the world's greatest female swimmer across all distances from freestyle sprints to the mile marathon ...

, who broke the Olympic record. Next, on 15 July 1912, she lined up with her teammates against three other countries to compete in the 4 × 100 m freestyle. Although well beaten by Great Britain and Germany, they held off Sweden and came away with the bronze medal. Twelve years later, she returned to the Olympic scene at the

to compete in the 10 metre platform diving event, she finished 4th in her pool. She failed to qualify for the final, ending her Olympic career.

National Champion

* 100 meter freestyle (1915, 1921–24) * 300 meter freestyle (1915–16, 1918, 1921) * 400 meter freestyle (1922–24) * Diving (1915)

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Olympian

National Champion

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